- application session
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A communication channel between two endpoints of a peer-to-peer application, which is established using the location information that Communicator instances provide by running at the two endpoints.
- application sharing
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Displaying an application on one conference participant's desktop so that it is visible to all conference participants.
- Communicator
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Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007, a desktop client to Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, providing contact and presence management, instant messaging, as well as telephony integration in real-time communication within an enterprise.
- Communicator application
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An application that uses Office Communicator Automation API to provide some or all of the Office Communicator 2007 functionality.
- Communicator client
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See Communicator application.
- communications service
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The server through which Communicator connects to other users.
- conference
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1. A Communicator IM, voice, or video session that is controlled by an Office Communications Server.
2. A voice or video session that is controlled by a conferencing service.
- contact
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A user listed in the Contacts list of another user.
- contact group
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See group.
- Contacts list
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A list of individual contact users persisted on and maintained by an Office Communicator server on behalf of a local user.
- conversation
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A peer-to-peer Communicator IM session. See also conference.
- enhanced presence
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The official term for rich presence — the publication of customized presence information to presence subscribers.
- federated contact
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A contact that is part of a different organization.
- friendly name
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A name that appears in displays, such as the Contacts list, instead of the user's e-mail or SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) address.
- group
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A named collection of contacts in the Contacts list.
- Local client
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A local workstation application acting as a client to the Office Communicator server. The client can be the Office Communicator UI or a custom application written to implement Office Communicator Automation API.
- Local user
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An enterprise user registered with a Communications Server. The local user uses the Local client to sign in to the Communications server and interact with other users.
- lock
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To disable the keypad on a mobile device so that keys are not accidentally pressed, for example, when the device is stored in a pocket or purse.
- Messenger
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In the API, a Messenger object implements the IMessenger Interface (or IMessenger2 Interface or IMessenger3 Interface) interface and serves as a proxy to Communicator.
- Office Communicator Automation API
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Office Communicator Automation API uses the COM-based technology Automation. It provides programmatic access to a local Communicator instance as well as the underlying communications service.
- offline
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Not connected to the instant messaging system. A user who is offline might still be able to receive calls or e-mail.
- online
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Connected to the instant messaging system.
- presence
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The ability to detect the availability of other users in a communications system. See also presence status.
- presence status
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The availability of a user in a communications system, for example, Online, Offline, Away, or Do Not Disturb.
- rich presence
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See enhanced presence.
- Subscribe
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To request that the Communicator server add a user in the local user's contacts list.
- tag
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To request an alert for a specific contact when that contact's presence status changes.
- tagged contact
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A contact whose presence status is displayed in an alert whenever the contact goes offline or online.
- user
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An enterprise user registered with a Communications Server.