Editing Computer-mediated communication (section)

{{Short description|Human communication that occurs through the use of two or more electronic devices}}
{{Other uses|CMC (disambiguation)}}
{{For|the technical aspects|Data transmission}}
'''Computer-mediated communication''' ('''CMC''') is defined as any human communication that occurs through the use of two or more [[Consumer electronics|electronic]] devices.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McQuail |first1=Denis |title=McQuail's Mass Communication Theory |date=2005 |publisher=SAGE |isbn=978-1-4129-0372-1 }}{{page needed|date=April 2021}}</ref>  While the term has [[traditionally]] referred to those communications that occur via computer-mediated formats (e.g., [[instant messaging]], [[email]], [[chat room]]s, [[online forums]], [[social network service]]s), it has also been applied to  other forms of text-based interaction such as [[text messaging]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thurlow |first1=Crispin |last2=Lengel |first2=Laura |last3=Tomic |first3=Alice |title=Computer Mediated Communication |date=2004 |publisher=SAGE |isbn=978-0-7619-4954-1 }}{{page needed|date=April 2021}}</ref> Research on CMC focuses largely on the social effects of different computer-supported communication technologies. Many recent studies involve Internet-based [[social networking]] supported by [[social software]].