One-to-one (communication)
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One-to-one in communication
is the act of an individual communicating with another. In Internet
terms, this can be done by e-mail
but the most typical one-to-one communication in the Internet is instant messaging
as it does not consider many-to-many
communication such as a chat room
as an essential part of its scope (however, this may be disputed as instant messaging includes announcing presence information
, which may be considered a part of a many-to-many communication system).
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
is the act of an individual communicating with another. In Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
terms, this can be done by e-mail
E-mail
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
but the most typical one-to-one communication in the Internet is instant messaging
Instant messaging
Instant Messaging is a form of real-time direct text-based chatting communication in push mode between two or more people using personal computers or other devices, along with shared clients. The user's text is conveyed over a network, such as the Internet...
as it does not consider many-to-many
Many-to-many
Many-to-many is a term that describes a communication paradigm and an associated media form. It is the third of three major Internet computing paradigms...
communication such as a chat room
Chat room
The term chat room, or chatroom, is primarily used by mass media to describe any form of synchronous conferencing, occasionally even asynchronous conferencing...
as an essential part of its scope (however, this may be disputed as instant messaging includes announcing presence information
Presence information
In computer and telecommunications networks, presence information is a status indicator that conveys ability and willingness of a potential communication partner—for example a user--to communicate...
, which may be considered a part of a many-to-many communication system).