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IRC

Summary

IRC is an online chat[1]. IRC has Wikipedia articles in 65 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IRC is credited with the discovery of Jarkko Oikarinen[3].
  • IRC was influenced by BITNET Relay[4].
  • IRC's instance of is recorded as online chat[5].
  • IRC's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[6].
  • IRC's instance of is recorded as communications media[7].
  • IRC's instance of is recorded as client-server model[8].
  • IRC's instance of is recorded as text-based protocol[9].
  • IRC's Commons category is recorded as IRC[10].
  • 1989 marks the founding of IRC[11].
  • IRC was published on 1988[12].
  • IRC's topic's main category is recorded as Category:IRC[13].
  • IRC's Commons gallery is recorded as IRC[14].
  • IRC's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ionos.de/digitalguide/server/knowhow/irc/[15].
  • IRC's described by source is recorded as RFC 2810: Internet Relay Chat: Architecture[16].
  • IRC's described by source is recorded as RFC 2811: Internet Relay Chat: Channel Management[17].
  • IRC's described by source is recorded as RFC 2812: Internet Relay Chat: Client Protocol[18].
  • IRC's described by source is recorded as RFC 2813: Internet Relay Chat: Server Protocol[19].
  • IRC's described by source is recorded as RFC 7194: Default Port for Internet Relay Chat (IRC) via TLS/SSL[20].
  • IRC's described by source is recorded as RFC 1459: Internet Relay Chat Protocol[21].
  • IRC's topic has template is recorded as Q25942051[22].
  • IRC's nickname is recorded as irkki[23].
  • IRC's port is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+194'}[24].
  • IRC's port is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+194'}[25].
  • IRC's port is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6697'}[26].
  • IRC's port is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6667'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include online chat[5], computer network protocol[6], communications media[7], client-server model[8], and text-based protocol[9].

Origins

1989 marks the founding of IRC[11].

Movements and Schools

IRC was influenced by BITNET Relay[4].

Why It Matters

IRC has Wikipedia articles in 65 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . ka.stadtwiki.net. Retrieved . ka.stadtwiki.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . bungko.id. bungko.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Yamato Shiya · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zhihu topic id → 19578410
    Topic's main category → Category:IRC
    Kbpedia id → InternetRelayChat
    Imported from → —
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.ionos.de/digitalguide/server/knowhow/irc/"
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