ICQ

English Etymology A pun on the pronunciation of I seek you. Pronunciation ī"sē-kyū', en /ˌaɪsiːˈkjuː/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ICQ.wav Southern England Noun en ham radio A call for acknowledgement. Proper noun en Internet A program allowing users to send each other instant messages via the Internet. en 2005 Laura Lambert; Chris Woodford; Christos J. P. Moschovitis The Internet: A Historical Encyclopedia ABC-CLIO 9781851096596 136 https://books.google.com/books?id=qi-ItIG6QLwC&pg=RA2-PA136&dq=%22ICQ%22&hl=&cd=2&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22ICQ%22&f=false ICQ was unusual among instant-messaging systems because it used what is called peer-to-peer technology—ICQ users essentially communicated with each other directly, without having all their messages pass through a central server. Derived terms en ICQer Translations ICQ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn ICQ Russian: ru ICQ Latn, ru а́ська f slang Xibe: sjo ᠠᡞ ᠰᡟᡞ ᡴᡳᠣ ai syi kio Verb en Internet transitive To send an instant message to (someone) using ICQ. en January 14 2000 Greg Miller Ethernet Is Changing Dorm Life http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/47965739.html?dids=47965739:47965739&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT Los Angeles Times "My friends ICQ me before they call me just to make sure I'm there," said Kurera, a 19-year-old sophomore 18 March 2008 https://archive.today/20130630041454/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/47965739.html?dids=47965739:47965739&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT 30 June 2013 en 2002 Mike Savage Lake Effect http://books.google.com/books?id=FYPXCIFASH4C 1886028443 94 Savage Press I'll log-on in Hawaii. If needed we can ICQ from there. en 2004 Michael C. Westwood Meeting the President http://books.google.com/books?id=yWYv1sgNue8C 1589612973 94 It shut him up. Never had him ICQ me again. Anagrams en ciq CQI QIC en 3-letter abbreviations en gramograms