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, 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.

See also

• Data conferencing
• DiffServ
• Predictive dialers
• Web conferencing
• Webinar

Sources

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