Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: An IRCd , short for Internet Relay Chat daemon , is server software that implements the IRC protocol , enabling people to talk to each other via the Internet ( exchanging textual messages in real time ) .
Simplified: An IRCd , meaning Internet Relay Chat server program , is a program , server software that uses the IRC protocol . This allows people to talk to each other on the Internet .