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'''Asynchronous conferencing''' is the formal term used in [[science]], in particular in [[computer-mediated communication]], [[Computer-supported collaboration|collaboration]] and [[Web-based training|learning]], to describe technologies where there is a delay in interaction between contributors. It is used in contrast to [[synchronous conferencing]], which refers to various "chat" systems in which users communicate simultaneously in "real time".
'''Asynchronous conferencing''' is the formal term used in [[science]], in particular in [[computer-mediated communication]], [[Computer-supported collaboration|collaboration]] and [[Web-based training|learning]], to describe technologies where there is a delay in interaction between contributors. It is used in contrast to [[synchronous conferencing]], which refers to various "chat" systems in which users communicate simultaneously in "real time".

==See also==
* [[CONFER (software)|CONFER]], developed in 1975 at the University of Michigan, was one of the first and one of the most sophisticated computer conferencing systems.


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Asynchronous conferencing is the formal term used in science, in particular in computer-mediated communication, collaboration and learning, to describe technologies where there is a delay in interaction between contributors. It is used in contrast to synchronous conferencing, which refers to various "chat" systems in which users communicate simultaneously in "real time".

See also

  • CONFER, developed in 1975 at the University of Michigan, was one of the first and one of the most sophisticated computer conferencing systems.

References