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IRC, or Internet Relay Chat is a communication network that allows large or small groups of people to communicate through text.
  
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IRC was created by Jarkko Oikarinen in August 1988 to replace a program called MUT (MultiUser Talk) on a BBS called OuluBox in Finland.<ref> "IRC Servers - Summary". irc.netsplit.de. Retrieved 2011-04-08.</rev> Oikarinen found inspiration in a chat system known as Bitnet Relay, which operated on the BITNET.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
  
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Definition

IRC, or Internet Relay Chat is a communication network that allows large or small groups of people to communicate through text.

IRC was created by Jarkko Oikarinen in August 1988 to replace a program called MUT (MultiUser Talk) on a BBS called OuluBox in Finland.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

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