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. Channels are named with strings that begin with a `#' sign
and can have topic descriptions (which are generally irrelevant to
the actual subject of discussion). Some notable channels are
`#initgame', `#hottub', `callahans', and `#report'. At times of
international crisis, `#report' has hundreds of members, some of
whom take turns listening to various news services and typing in
summaries of the news, or in some cases, giving first-hand accounts
of the action (e.g., Scud missile attacks in Tel Aviv during the
Gulf War in 1991).
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