Computer user group

A Computer User Group is a group of people who enjoy using microcomputers and who meet regularly to discussing using microcomputers, share knowledge and experience, hear from representatives of hardware manufacturers and sofware publishers, and hold other related activities. They often host special interest workgroups, people who meet to discuss one particular aspect of computing.

A majority of computer user groups in the United States consist of members who primarily use the Microsoft Windows operating system, but many computer user groups have accepted people who use other operating systems, including Apple Macintosh and Linux, and host special interest groups for those users. There are also other user groups that concentrate on either the Macintosh OS (Macintosh User Group or MUG) or Linux (Linux User Group or LUG).

Many computer user groups belong to an umbrella organization, the Association of Personal Computer User Groups or APCUG.