What Does In Real Life (IRL) Mean?
In real life (IRL) is a tech slang term used to talk about the real world, in contrast to the world of the Internet, or some other virtual or cyber world.
Techopedia Explains In Real Life (IRL)
Internet users often use the term or the acronym IRL on message boards and in other venues to talk about things that that happen in the physical world. Tech professionals and others also use the term “real time” to talk about IT systems that update data according to timelines in the physical world, or in other words, in real life.
