IRC Glossary
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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