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IRC = Internet relay chat correct? so what is the m
just currious

From Khaled's FAQ
Question: What does the 'm' in mIRC stand for?
Answer: It quite possibly stands for 'moo', or perhaps even MU.

is that your unique translation of "I dont know"?

never mind .. I found the developers website
if Khaled Mardam-Bey is the developer.. and that seems to be a direct quote from his FAQ

there's too many theories out there tho I like the one I jut thought of (possibly others have too - I dont member):

m - my
i - internet
r - relay
c - chat (program)

considering it all started from him wanting one he liked (pretty much)

I don't think it stands for anything myself...or if it does, it's something very personal to Khaled that he doesn't want to reveal straight. Khaled tends to be rather cryptic though and seems to like to tease people - maybe he'd prefer people to come up with their own versions of what it means, which seems to work, as whenever this topic comes up people list their suggestions :P

It's like D-Day - The 'D' doesn't stand for anything, they just decided to call it D-Day. *shrugs*

Regards,

D in D-Day means day like in France they say Jour-J
it's just to feel a more important day, it's like saying "it's the Day", notice that usually we don't use capital letters for "common" words in a sentence.

Alex
( English is not my first language )

well for what i saw in this website
http://www.akcin.net/mirc/
maybe it means Muslim Internet Relay Chat ?

I know my theory is ( maybe ) stupid

Alex

( English is not my first language )

Well, if that's your theory so be it, but the 'D' doesn't technically stand for anything, I assure you.

Regards,

I was taught that the 'D' stood for 'Deliverance'

Well, according to someone I know (in real life, no, not a teacher) who has a degree in History (masters) 'D' does not actually stand for anything, although there are various words that have been put in its place, and which have become so popular that people now actually believe it's so. It's like the whole "Tomatoes are fruit, not vegetables" thing - a lot of people don't realise tomatoes are fruit, because everyone puts them in with vegetables, i.e. salad.

Oh, by the way, my History teacher ALSO said that the 'D' stands for nothing, but he only has an A-level in the subject (or whatever they had 27 years ago)

Regards,

Guess you can't argue with a degree

apparently i wasnt clear, but yes, i was quoting Khaled. Since he is the one who created mIRC, i go by his explanation of what the m stands for.

Well, I will, simply because it is wrong. The "D" in D-Day does in fact mean "Day".

"D-Day", as a military term, was in use before what we now refer to as "D-Day".
The exact Date/Time often is unknown in the early stages of planning an attack/event, so the target date is referred to as D and H. This enables planning events to be executed in terms relative to the eventual D(ay) and H(our), "D-1" would mean the day before, and "H-1" would mean 1 hour before, "H+75 minutes" is 1 hr 15 mins after, etc. "Reinforcements landing at D+1"

The importance of the events of June 6, 1944 ("Operation Overlord") is why it has become "attached" to that particular D-day.
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Ahhh... thank you, venerable Iori