In communication technology, what does IRC stand for?

In communication technology, what does IRC stand for?

• Internet Relay Chat
• Internet Relay Communication
• Internal Radio Chat
• Internal Relay Communication 

EXPLANATION

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is an application layer protocol that facilitates communication in the form of text. The chat process works on a client/server networking model. IRC clients are computer programs that users can install on their system or web based applications running either locally in the browser or on a 3rd party server.