icq

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

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)