groupware

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *kruppaz
Frankish *kruppbor.
Vulgar Latin *cruppus
Italian gruppobor.
French groupebor.
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Italian gruppobor.
English group
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Germanic *samþuz / *samftuz
Proto-Indo-European *-yos
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Germanic *-jaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ī
Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī)
Old English sōfte
Middle English softe
English soft
Proto-Germanic *warō
Proto-West Germanic *waru
Old English waru
Middle English ware
English -ware
English softwarebf.
English -ware
English groupware

    From group + -ware.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (UK):(file)

    Noun

    groupware (uncountable)

    1. (computing) software designed to be used collaboratively by multiple users on a network
      Synonym: collaborative software

    References

    • OED 2006
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