The following is a comparison of instant messaging protocols. It contains basic general information about the protocols.
Table of instant messaging protocols
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Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients
The landscape for instant messaging involves cross-platform instant messaging clients that can handle one or multiple protocols. Clients that use the same protocol can typically federate and talk to one another. The following table compares gener ...
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Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients
The following tables compare general and technical information between a number of notable IRC client programs which have been discussed in independent, reliable prior published sources.
General
Basic general information about the notablecl ...
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Comparison of LAN messengers
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of notable LAN messengers.
General information
Basic general information about the LAN messengers: creator/company, license/price, among others.
Operating system suppo ...
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LAN messenger A LAN Messenger is an instant messaging program for computers designed for use within a single local area network (LAN).
Many LAN Messengers offer basics functionality for sending private messages, file transfer, chatrooms and graphical smileys. Th ...
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Secure instant messaging
Secure instant messaging is a form of instant messaging. Both terms refer to an informal means for computer users to exchange messages commonly referred to as "chats". Instant messaging can be compared to texting as opposed to making a mobile pho ...
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Comparison of user features of messaging platforms Comparison of user features of messaging platforms refers to a comparison of all the various user features of various electronic instant messaging platforms. This includes a wide variety of resources; it includes standalone apps, platforms within we ...
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Instant messaging protocols
In physics and the philosophy of science, instant refers to an infinitesimal interval in time, whose passage is instantaneous. In ordinary speech, an instant has been defined as "a point or very short space of time," a notion deriving from its ety ...