collaborative software
type: Concept
alternative label: groupware
broader: software
definition: Groupware is an ensemble of computer-mediated technologies, know-how, and methods that allows networked workgroups to communicate, collaborate, and cooperate by sharing information and other digital resources. Pierre Lévy defines groupware as a decision support model for distributed groups that uses the hypertextual and iconographic potential of contemporary computer-mediated networking solutions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning; Groupware]

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: collaborative software

software
type: Concept
narrower: collaborative software