| BBS | - bulletin board system (see EBBS) |
| CC | - computer conferencing |
| CHI | - computer-human interface |
| CMC | - computer-mediated communication |
| CNE | - continuing nursing education |
| CO-CO | - conference-coordinator (software for the ICON) |
| CSCL | - computer supported cooperative learning |
| CSCW | - computer supported cooperative work |
| CSILE | - computer supported intentional learning environment |
| DSS | - decision support system |
| EBBS | - electronic bulletin board system |
| EdCMC | - educational computer-mediated communication |
| EIES | - electronic information exchange system |
| - electronic mail | |
| EMISARI | - emergency management information system and reference index |
| ENFI | - english natural form instruction, which later became: electronic networks for interaction |
| GDSS | - group decision support systems |
| GUI | - graphical user interface |
| ICF | - interpersonal cognitive facilitation [see Introduction paragraph 4] |
| ICON | - (brand of networked computer) |
| IWD | - interactive written discourse |
| LAN | - local area network |
| ND/NCP | - nursing diagnosis and nursing care plan |
| OJDEC | - online journal of distance education and communication |
| P-E-S | - problem - etiology - symptom |
| QNX | - (operating system used on the ICON) |
| RN | - registered nurse |
| SIG | - special interest group |
| TMIL | - technology-mediated interactive learning |
| SPSS | - statistical package for the social sciences |
| ZPD | - zone of proximal development |
