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Instant messaging
Instant messaging (IM) is a form of communication over the Internet, that offers an instantaneous transmission of text-based messages from sender to receiver. In push mode between two or more people using personal computers or other devices, along with shared clients, instant messaging basically offers real-time direct written language-based online chat. The user's text is conveyed over a network, such as the Internet.
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.im
. im is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Isle of Man. It is administered by the Government of the Isle of Man and managed on a day to day basis by Domicilium, an offshore Internet Service Provider based on the Isle of Man. On July 1, 2006, . im registration was made available to anyone in the world, including one, two, and three letter domains directly under . im, which opens up the possibility of . im domain hacks.
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Collaborative software
Collaborative software (also referred to as groupware) is computer software designed to help people involved in a common task achieve goals. One of the earliest definitions of ¿collaborative software¿ is, "intentional group processes plus software to support them. " (Peter and Trudy Johnson-Lenz). The design intent of collaborative software (groupware) is to transform the way documents and rich media are shared to enable more effective team collaboration.
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Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer (abbreviated to P2P) refers to a computer network in which each computer in the network can act as a client or server for the other computers in the network, allowing shared access to files and peripherals without the need for a central server. P2P networks can be set up in the home, a business or over the Internet.
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Affordance
An affordance is a quality of an object, or an environment, which allows an individual to perform an action. For example, a knob affords twisting, and perhaps pushing, while a cord affords pulling. The term is used in a variety of fields: perceptual psychology, cognitive psychology, environmental psychology, industrial design, human¿computer interaction (HCI), interaction design, instructional design and artificial intelligence.
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