| 释义 |
groupware, n. Computing.
Brit. |ˈgruːpwɛː|, U.S. |ˈgrupˌwɛ(ə)r|
[‹ group n. + ware n.3, after hardware n., software n.]
Software designed to facilitate collaborative working by different users.
1981P. Johnson-Lenz & T. Johnson-Lenz Evol. Tailored Communications Syst. (New Jersey Inst. Technol. Res. Rep. No. 14) 3 The process of groupware design..begins with the group providing the design team with criteria. 1989PC World Oct. 49/3 Since groupware began to appear about 18 months ago, most of the programs..try to deliver some new, whizzy benefit to users, such as organizing communications among work-group members. 1994B. Sterling Heavy Weather 58 It was the only groupware she'd ever installed—ever seen, even—that actually worked,. 2001E. Obeng in S. Crainer & D. Dearlove Financial Times Handbk. Managem. (ed. 2) 649 It can only be practically delivered using an e-enabled solution, such as a groupware based database for capturing all the inputs. |