Comments that users attach to Web pages and documents Known in administrative tasks as "Web document discussion" to differentiate from discussion boards
students discuss an issue or problem with which they are familiar The goal of the discussion is to find a solution or reach consensus
The behavior of this routine is actually implementation-dependent It may simply shut down all processes and terminate execution with the error code
n Also known as a thread, a discussion is a more or less continuous chain of messages on a single topic To `follow a thread' is to read a series of forum messages sharing a common subject The better newsreaders can present news in a discussion format automatically
An exchange of ideas between individuals What differentiates a discussion from a dialogue is that less emphasis is placed on active listening and on trying to get to a higher level of understanding among the participants Discussions tend to be more competitive and often resemble debates in the sense that they may yield "winners" and "losers "
The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like
Groups These groups are automated, e-mail based messaging programs that allow individuals to send messages to all subscribers on the topics related to a particular group (there are thousands of them)
- A process of talking about a topic in a group in a conversational way Any contributions to the conversation are accepted from anyone involved in the discussion and ideas can emerge and evolve in ways which have not been predetermined by the teacher
A discussion of a subject is a piece of writing or a lecture in which someone talks about it in detail. For a discussion of biology and sexual politics, see chapter
During this time, we will discuss the insights and questions that have emerged during our reading, “Think Fast” exercise, presentation, and cooperative learning