(Internet Relay Chat, "Internetis kulgev vestlus")

olemus
(1) rakenduskihi protokoll tekstsõnumitega jutusideks,
loodi 1988, põhineb klient-server-mudelil
Wiktionary:
(Internet) a protocol for instant communication via the Internet Users connect to a network and join channels (chat rooms) where they can converse in typed text with other participants

(2) jutuside või jututuba, mis põhineb sellel protokollil (kõnekeeles "irts")
= a text-based chat system for instant messaging

ülevaateid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU-YNU9UawA

https://www.w3.org/wiki/IRC

https://www.distributed.net/Docs_tutor_irc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat

https://www.scribd.com/document/355548864/The-Book-of-IRC-pdf

standard
https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1459.txt

turvalisus
https://www.reddit.com/r/irc/comments/1gavie/are_there_any_security_risks_to_using_irc/

https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/113532/how-is-irc-so-secure-untraceable-that-hackers-and-pirates-use-it-to-communicate

http://www.irchelp.org/security/

https://www.livinginternet.com/r/rs.htm