ICQ

chat 1. Abbreviation for "I seek you".

2. A proprietary chat system created by a couple of israeli

guys, who later founded "mirabilis". ICQ was sold to AmericaOn-Line around 1998.

The name "ICQ" is a play on "cq", the radio signal for seeking

conversation.

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(2000-04-03)