Computer Mediated Communication; CMC
Technical term in computing and linguistics for communication that occurs through computer networks, such as chat, email, and online forums.
Research on Computer Mediated Communication analyzes the characteristics of online communication.
CMC is the English abbreviation commonly used in Japanese academic contexts alongside the full term.
Compound of コンピュータ (computer) + 媒介 (mediation) + 言語 (language), calque of English 'Computer Mediated Communication'.