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• initgame /in-it'gaym/ n. [IRC] An IRC version of the trivia game "Botticelli
  in which one user changes his nick to the initials of a famous person or other named entity, and the others on the channel ask yes or no questions, with the one to guess the person getting to be "it" next....
• hing: // [IRC] n. Fortuitous typo for `hint', now in wide intentional use among players of {initgame}.
  Compare {newsfroup}, {filk}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• channel: [IRC] n. The basic unit of discussion on {IRC}.
  Once one joins a channel, everything one types is read by others on that channel....
• IRC: /I-R-C/ [Internet Relay Chat] n. A worldwide "party line" network that allows one to converse with others in real time.
  IRC is structured as a network of Internet servers, each of which accepts connections from client programs, one per user....
• channel n. [IRC] The basic unit of discussion on IRC.
  Once one joins a channel, everything one types is read by others on that channel....
• hing // n. [IRC] Fortuitous typo for `hint', now in wide intentional use among players of initgame.
  Compare newsfroup, filk....
• bot n [common on IRC, MUD and among gamers; from `robot'] 1.
  An IRC or MUD user who is actually a program. On IRC, typically the robot provides some useful service....
• ick: [IRC] n. Short for nickname. On {IRC}, every user must pick a nick, which is sometimes the same as the user's real name or login name, but is often more fanciful.
  Compare {handle}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• obot: [IRC, MUD] n. An {IRC} or {MUD} user who is actually a program.
  On IRC, typically the robot provides some useful service....