After the 1978 publication the concept was adopted in French, German and English subject literatures and was broadened to include more aspects than only computers and telecommunications (SAOUG).
在上述1978年那份报告发表之后，法语、德语和英语的主题文献之中就采纳了这一概念，并且将其拓宽到包括更多的方面，而不仅仅是计算机和远程通信（SAOUG）。