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/kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən ˈtuːl/ · col·la·bo·ra·tion tool
noun
  1. A software application or platform designed to facilitate teamwork and communication among individuals or groups. The company uses a collaboration tool to manage project timelines and task assignments.
  2. A hardware device or system that enables multiple users to work together on a project or task. The collaborative writing software is a type of collaboration tool that allows multiple authors to work on a document simultaneously.
Did you know? The concept of collaboration tools has been around since the early days of computing, with the first groupware systems emerging in the 1970s and 1980s.
Written by Lexi Wordsworth, Dictionary Editor 0 lookups Added Jul 15, 2026