Internet relay chat (irc for short) is one of the first text based chat systems in the world. Created in 1988 by Jarkko Oikarunen is one of the best creations in technology that have directly influenced the modern day messaging platforms.
It uses server and client method to operate. People can join an IRC server and communicate with others in the same server. As anyone can create a server for a chatroom(there are many servers available either for a particular group of people or for a specific topic) there is no specific place where data is stored rather a group of servers around the world. This can also prove to be a secure place for communication as the servers doesn't belong to 3rd parties.
It also introduced scripting in messaging such that you can use commands while messaging. In modern day messaging tools this feature can be seen in apps such as discord, instagram, etc(eg: /silent in instagram).
This is one of the best ways for people to communicate through technology to develop a community or form a particular group of people or even one on one messages.
I like IRC as it gives me a different experience. I feel a lot less watched as 3rd parties don't blast me with ads with the information from what I message others. It also a looks a lot cooler like in the movies to text from a terminal based messaging service.
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