Glossary of terms used on this site

Any kind of communication over the Internet that offers a real-time transmission of text messages from sender to receiver; in a less stringent definition may be primarily any direct text-based or video-based (webcams), one-on-one chat or one-to-many group chat (formally also known as synchronous conferencing), using tools such as instant messengers, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), talkers and possibly MUDs( a multiplayer real-time virtual world).

A virtual community that exists online and whose members enable its existence through taking part in membership ritual. An online community can take the form of an information system where anyone can post content, such as a Bulletin board system or one where only a restricted number of people can initiate posts, such as Weblogs.

An online website that has many functions:
- allow communication between the partnership;
- show to the users/target group the specific project information;
- disseminate the information on the project;
- host the online communities of each country and for the whole network;
- support the project activities with online facilities (webinars, forums, document repository etc...).