CWIS

CWIS definition - computer

(Campus Wide Information System) An information retrieval system used in colleges and universities before the Web became popular. Students and faculty would Telnet to a CWIS location to find course catalogs and schedules, job openings and the like. Items were selected from a text-based menu.



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