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'''Instant messaging''' or '''IM''' is a method of communicating via the [[Internet]] and is similar to [[e-mail]].
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'''Instant messaging''' or '''IM''' is a method of communicating via the [[Internet]] and "chatting online" is a way of communicating with people in real-time.  
  
 
==Clients==
 
==Clients==

Revision as of 10:51, 23 January 2007

Instant messaging or IM is a method of communicating via the Internet and "chatting online" is a way of communicating with people in real-time.

Clients

There are many instant messaging clients available. Some support multiple protocols while others are limited to a single protocol.

Multiple protocol clients

Single protocol clients

See also