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IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a text-based chat system for instant messaging. IRC is designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels, but also allows one-on-one communication via private messages as well as chat and data transfer, including file sharing.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRC | Abbreviation | IRC | 1.00 | infobox |
| IRC | Developer | Jarkko Oikarinen | 1.00 | infobox |
| IRC | Influenced | IRCv3 (standards process working group) | 1.00 | infobox |
| IRC | Introduction | August 1988; 38 years ago (1988-08) | 1.00 | infobox |
| IRC | OSI layer | Application layer | 1.00 | infobox |
| IRC | Ports | 6667, 6697 | 1.00 | infobox |
| IRC | Purpose | Instant messaging | 1.00 | infobox |
| IRC | RFC | .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r… | 1.00 | infobox |
| IRC | is a | default URI | 0.90 | text |
| removing color codes from text | instance of | new servers add many new modes for features | 0.80 | text |
| or obscuring a user's hostmask | instance of | new servers add many new modes for features | 0.80 | text |
| instant notifications | instance of | which focuses on more advanced client features | 0.80 | text |
These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.
Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.