Most people mistake it for 'pigeon' and due to the resounding resemblance who can blame them? A pigeon used to be employed for carrying the messages to a distant destination and Pidgin does exactly the same. The name in my opinion has a twofold meaning. Following AOL's notice of infringement of AIM mark, GAIM had to take some action in order to survive and changed its name into Pidgin. Pidgin, as you all know is a handy tool that gathers various instant messaging services under one big umbrella. 'Creole' is the next step of 'pidgin' development and consists in a standardization, a stabilization.

The same is called the former GAIM application designed to unite the users of different instant messengers. For this to happen, words from both languages are used and combined. Reaching an unknown territory and trying to talk to the 'natives', until learning the new language a human will try to transmit messages as accurately as possible. Talking is an innate need of a person and no matter his or her abilities, the human being will always find a way to communicate a message, a feeling, a state of mind etc. It comes in many forms: oral, written, sign language, body language etc. Communication is the most common activity of a human being.

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