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presence

In an instant messaging (IM) system, it is the status of a person's current availability (online, idle, offline, etc.). The status can be changed by the user or set automatically by the IM client after a certain amount of time without keyboard or mouse activity. "Unified communications" requires presence across all the applications and devices the user might communicate with, including e-mail, IM, office phone, cellphone and PDA. "Rich presence" implies conveying more information about the user's current status, including type of device being used and its operating environment, location and local time of user and any other messages the user might wish to announce. See unified communications, IMPP, XMPP and buddy list.

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presence

1. an invisible spirit felt to be nearby

2. Electronics a recording control that boosts mid-range frequencies

3. (of a recording) a quality that gives the impression that the listener is in the presence of the original source of the sound

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presence [′prez·əns]

(acoustics)

The impression, as created by a recording or radio receiver, that the original program source is in the room.