Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia nā huaʻōlelo "video conferencing" a me "web conferencing", akā aia kekahi mau ʻokoʻa ma waena o nā mea ʻelua.
I ka pōkole, ʻo ka hālāwai kūkā wikiō he ʻano (a he ʻano koʻikoʻi) o ka hālāwai kūkā pūnaewele, akā ʻo ka ʻaha kūkā pūnaewele pū kekahi me nā ʻano a me nā hiʻohiʻona. No ka laʻana, hiki i ka ʻaha kūkā pūnaewele ke lilo i leo-wale nō (kapa ʻia ʻo ka hālāwai kūkā leo.)
Hiki ke hāʻawi ʻia ka ʻaha kūkā pūnaewele i nā hiʻohiʻona e like me ka kaʻana like ʻana o ka pale, kaʻana like palapala, kamaʻilio kikokikona, nā papa keʻokeʻo virtual, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe, ʻaʻole i loaʻa mau i ka hālāwai kūkā wikiō.
No ka hōʻuluʻulu ʻana, ʻo ka ʻaha kūkā wikiō he ʻano subtype o ka hālāwai kūkā pūnaewele e pili ana i ke kamaʻilio leo a me ka wikiō. ʻO ka mea maʻamau, pili ia i ka mea komo e hoʻohana ana i ka webcam a me ka microphone kamepiula e ʻike a lohe i kekahi mea ʻē aʻe i ka wā o ka hālāwai kūkā pūnaewele.
Ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe, aia kekahi mau ʻano a me nā subtypes o ka ʻaha kūkā pūnaewele ʻaʻole ʻo ka hālāwai wikiō.