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A list of important IRC terms.

A

AKick

AOP

Automatic OP - You will be made a channel operator automatically when you enter the channel. Same as access level 5 if xOP is disabled.

B

Ban

Bans will prevent you from joining a specific channel.

BOPM

Blitzed Open Proxy Monitor, a bot that will look for/ban users that use an open proxy.

Bot

Robots that perform certain tasks automatically.

Bouncer

BNC

See Bouncer

C

Channel

One "chat room" on the IRC server.

Channel Admin

These people have the same rights as Channel operators, but can also manage the akick list, badword filters, ...

Channel Operator

Client

Software that connects to the IRC server.

Cloak

See vHost

CTCP

D

DCC

Direct Client-to-Client. Establishes a connection directly with the Computer of another IRC user. This can be used for greater security. A DCC will not disconnect if the server does.

E

F

G

G-Line

Global ban from the entire IRC network. They can only be set by IRCops

H

HOP

(Automatic) Half-OP. Will grant you HalfOP status when you enter a channel. Same as access level 4 if xOP is disabled.

Host

I

IRC Operator (IRCop)

J

K

Kick

Operators can kick you out of a channel if you misbehave. You will be able to re-join the channel immediately.

K-Line

A ban from an IRC server. Can only be set by IRCops.

L

M

N

Nick(name)

O

O-Line

Determines who is an IRCop and who isn't.

OP

Operator, see Channel Operator.

P

Proxy

Q

Q-Line

Global ban from a server based on Nickname (instead of Host)

Query

R

S

Services bot

SOP

Super Operator, see Channel Admin

System Operator (SysOp)

See IRCop

System Administrator

T

U

V

vHost

VOP

VOice People/Automatic Voice -

W

X

xOP

Y

Z