groupwaren.
/ˈɡruːpwɛː/, U.S. /ˈɡrupˌwɛ(ə)r/ Computing.
Software designed to facilitate collaborative working by different users.
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1981 P. 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.
1989 PC 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.
1994 B. Sterling Heavy Weather 58 It was the only groupware she'd ever installed—ever seen , even—that actually worked.
2012 Times (Nexis) 10 Apr. Collaborative software, or groupware, that helps geographically dispersed teams to edit documents and administer projects.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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