Cooperative information system
networking
(CIS) Networked computers which support individual or collaborative human work, and manage access to information and computing services. Computation is done concurrently over the network by cooperative database systems, expert systems, multi-agent planning systems, and other software application systems ranging from the conventional to the advanced.
(1995-05-11)
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