IRC (disambiguation)

IRC is Internet Relay Chat, a protocol that facilitates transfer of messages in the form of text.

IRC may also refer to:

Organisations

• Australian Industrial Relations Commission, a workplace relations tribunal in Australia
• Inland Regional Center, an organization providing services for people with developmental disabilities in southern California
• Interhemispheric Resource Center, affiliated with the International Relations Center
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, a worldwide health protection movement
• International Relations Center, a policy studies institute
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, a department of the federal government of Canada
• Immigration Removal Centre, the official name for immigration detention centre in the United Kingdom
• Independence Republic of Sardinia, a social-democratic and non-violent separatist political party based in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
• International Rescue Committee, an organization that assists refugees
• International Rescue Corps, a search and rescue organisation based in the United Kingdom
• IRC Limited, a Hong Kong-based industrial commodities business

Places

• Circle City Airport, an airport in Circle City, Alaska, United States
• Indian River County, Florida, a county in Florida, United States

Science, technology and internet

• Incrementally related carriers, a standard for video channel frequencies
• Infrared reflective coating, on a type of incandescent light bulb
• IRC-Galleria, a social networking website in Finland commonly called "IRC"

Other uses

• Immigration Removal Centre, a facility for holding individuals suspected of visa violations; see Immigration detention
• Internal Revenue Code, the federal tax code used in the United States
• International reply coupon, used to post a letter to most countries
• International Residential Code, a set of codes and standards; see International Building Code
• International Rostrum of Composers, an annual forum for the promotion of contemporary classical music
• Intercontinental Rally Challenge, a rally championship
• IRC (sailing), a system of handicapping sailboats and yachts for the purpose of racing

See also

• Infrared reflective coating, on insulated glazing