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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>/me</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../0.html" title="0"/><link rel="previous" href="dev-null.html" title="/dev/null"/><link rel="next" href="numeral-zero.html" title="0"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">/me</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="dev-null.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">0</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="numeral-zero.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="me"/><dt xmlns="" id="me"><b>/me</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">//</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [IRC; common] Under most IRC, /me is the &#8220;<span class="quote">pose</span>&#8221;
command; if you are logged on as Foonly and type &#8220;<span class="quote">/me laughs</span>&#8221;,
others watching the channel will see &#8220;<span class="quote">* Joe Foonly
laughs</span>&#8221;. This usage has been carried over to mail and news, where
the reader is expected to perform the same expansion in his or her
head.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="dev-null.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../0.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="numeral-zero.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">/dev/null </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 0</td></tr></table></div></body></html>