Computer-mediated communication

thumb|upright=1.3|A 2004 discussion in the Usenet group comp.text.tex thumb|A diagram of Usenet servers and clients. The coloured dots on the servers represent the newsgroups they carry. Coloured arrows between servers indicate newsgroup content exchanges (news feeds). Arrows between clients and servers indicate that a user is subscribed to a certain newsgroup and reads or submits articles there.Notably, clients never connect with each other, but still have access to each other's posts even when they also never connect to the same server.

slang languages used by different people on the Internet

computer server

variable that is changed (e.g., incremented, decremented, toggled) depending on programmer-defined conditions, used to control access to a common resource by multiple processes in a concurrent system

application software to help people involved in a common task achieve goals

human communication that occurs through the use of two or more electronic devices; communicative transaction that occurs through the use of two or more networked computers

A voicemail system (also known as voice message or voice bank) is a computer-based system that allows callers to leave a recorded message when the recipient has been unable (or unwilling) to answer the phone. Calls may be directed to voicemail manually or automatically. The caller is prompted to leave a message that the recipient can retrieve at a later time.

concept in computer science, referring to processes, or data

BACnet is a communication protocol for building automation and control (BAC) networks. It is defined by ANSI/ASHRAE 135 and ISO 16484-5.

group of individuals who work together from different geographic locations and rely on communication technology

provider of an online service

type of workplace

whiteboard software developed by Microsoft