Computer conferencing

Computer conferencing

In telecommunication, the term computer conferencing has the following meanings:

  1. Teleconferencing supported by one or more computers.
  2. An arrangement in which access[disambiguation needed ], by multiple users, to a common database is mediated by a controlling computer.
  3. The interconnection of two or more computers working in a distributed manner on a common application process. Instant messaging and chat systems are multicasting approaches for computer conferencing.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the General Services Administration document "Federal Standard 1037C" (in support of MIL-STD-188).


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