The term __computer-supported cooperative work__ (__CSCW__) was first coined by Irene Greif and Paul M. Cashman in 1984, at a workshop attended by individuals interested in using technology to support people in their work. At about this same time, in 1987 Dr. Charles Findley presented the concept of Collaborative Learning-Work - wikipedia 
According to Carstensen and Schmidt, CSCW addresses "how collaborative activities and their coordination can be supported by means of computer systems". On the one hand, many authors consider that CSCW and groupware are synonyms. On the other hand, different authors claim that while groupware refers to real computer-based systems, CSCW focuses on the study of tools and techniques of groupware ''as well as'' their psychological, social, and organizational effects. The definition of Wilson (1991) expresses the difference between these two concepts:
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- Collaborative working environment - Collaborative working system - Collaborative software - Collaborative innovation network - Collaborative information seeking - Computer-supported collaboration - Commons-based peer production - Electronic meeting system - E-professional - E-work - Integrated collaboration environment - Knowledge management - Mass collaboration - Pervasive informatics - Participatory design - Social peer-to-peer processes - Virtual research environment