Many-to-many

This article is about the communications term. For the data modelling concept, see Many-to-many (data model).

Many-to-many communication occurs when information is shared between groups.<ref>Bruckman, Amy (2004). "Many-to-many communication: A new medium". Computer Science: Reflections on the Field, Reflections from the Field. National Academies Press. pp. 134–143. ISBN 9780309165631.</ref> Members of a group receive information from multiple senders.<ref>Peterson, Larry L.; Davie, Bruce S. (2007). Computer Networks, A Systems Approach. Elsevier Science. p. 330. ISBN 9780080476674.</ref>

Wikis are a type of many-to-many communication, where multiple editors collaborate to create content that is disseminated among a wide audience.<ref>Woods, Dan; Thoeny, Peter (2011). Wikis For Dummies. Wiley. p. 14. ISBN 9781118050668.</ref> Video conferencing, online gaming, chat rooms, and internet forums are also types of many-to-many communication.<ref>Singh, Karan (2013). Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Networks. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 880. ISBN 9783642379499.</ref><ref>Doyle, Charles (2011). A Dictionary of Marketing. OUP Oxford. p. 88. ISBN 978-0199590230.</ref>

See also

• Point-to-point (telecommunications)
• Point-to-multipoint communication