From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023): 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 America On-Line around 1998. The name "ICQ" is a play on "cq", the radio signal for seeking conversation. (http://icq.com/). [Confirm derivation? TCP? Summary?] (2000-04-03)
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 America On-Line around 1998.
The name "ICQ" is a play on "cq", the radio signal for seeking conversation.
(http://icq.com/).
[Confirm derivation? TCP? Summary?]
(2000-04-03)
