# Iirc

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iirc/166944>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 6, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iirc/166944 "2003-04-06T23:09:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![captainQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@captainQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainQwark)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iirc/166944/1 "2003-04-06T23:09:51Z")

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I have seen the IIRC abbreviation used a lot in posts . what does it mean?

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iirc/166944/2 "2003-04-06T23:11:02Z")

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If I Recall Correctly

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**Author:** ![captainQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@captainQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainQwark)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iirc/166944/3 "2003-04-06T23:12:19Z")

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thanks mangetout

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**Author:** ![NBIT33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NBIT33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NBIT33)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iirc/166944/4 "2003-04-06T23:13:45Z")

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if i recall correctly, you can use [ASK.COM](http://ASK.COM) to look up abbreviations and acronyms