a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved; "the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks"

a group of people who work under a charter to achieve a certain goal

a group of scientists, generally established by a Scientific Committee, for a period of typically three years, to undertake specific terms of reference and to report to the Organization on their findings

a bunch of individual contributors who focus on their own piece, based on shared information, rather than getting things done that serve the whole

a collection of individuals coming together to focus on a specific piece of the movement to close the SOA

a collection of individuals who work mainly on their own but interact socially and share information and best practices

a new node for faculty and students across the UC Berkeley campus to explore the intersection of Science, Technology, Ethics and Law

an industry body that designs, develops, and delivers specifications for the SATA interface

The committee within the W3C that is made up of industry members that implement the recommendation process in specific Internet technology areas.

A body of officials that meets 'in camera' to thrash out the details of a proposed EU measure (see COREPER).

a contractual obligation entered into by several enterprises either on a one-off basis or over a period of time for the joint implementation of building projects, with one enterprise assuming responsibility for the commercial management

(Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

a centralized trust model