“会议”，是汉语词汇，拼音是huì yì，意思是指有组织、有领导、有目的的议事活动，它是在限定的时间和地点，按照一定的程序进行的。会议一般包括议论、决定、行动3个要素。因此，必须做到会而有议、议而有决、决而有行，否则就是闲谈或议论，不能成为会议。会议是一种普遍的社会现象，几乎有组织的地方都会有会议，会议的主要功能包括决策、控制、协调和教育等。
“Meeting” is a Chinese word whose pinyin is huì yì. It means an organized, led and purposeful discussion activity. It is conducted at a limited time and place and according to certain procedures. Meetings generally include three elements: discussion, decision-making, and action. Therefore, meetings must be followed by discussions, discussions followed by decisions, and decisions followed by actions. Otherwise, it is just chatting or discussion and cannot become a meeting. Meetings are a common social phenomenon and can be found in almost any organized place. The main functions of meetings include decision-making, control, coordination and education.
视频会议，是指位于两个或多个地点的人们，通过通信设备和网络，进行面对面交谈的会议。根据参会地点数目不同，视频会议可分为点对点会议和多点会议。日常生活中的个人，对谈话内容安全性、会议质量、会议规模没有要求，可以采用如腾讯QQ这样的视频软件来进行视频聊天。而政府机关、企业事业单位的商务视频会议，要求有稳定安全的网络、可靠的会议质量、正式的会议环境等条件，则需要使用专业的视频会议设备，组建专门的视频会议系统。由于这样的视频会议系统都要用到电视来显示，也被称为电视会议、视讯会议。使用视频会议系统，参会者可以听到其它会场的声音、看到其它会场现场参会人的形象、动作和表情，还可以发送电子演示内容，使与会者有身临其境的感觉。
Video conferencing refers to a meeting in which people in two or more locations have face-to-face conversations through communication devices and networks. Depending on the number of participating locations, video conferences can be divided into point-to-point conferences and multi-point conferences. Individuals in daily life have no requirements for the security of conversation content, meeting quality, or meeting size. They can use video software such as Tencent QQ to conduct video chats. Business video conferences in government agencies, enterprises and institutions require stable and secure networks, reliable conference quality, formal conference environment and other conditions. They need to use professional video conference equipment and set up a specialized video conference system. Since such a video conferencing system uses a TV for display, it is also called a video conferencing or video conferencing. Using the video conferencing system, participants can hear the sounds of other venues, see the images, movements and expressions of participants in other venues, and can also send electronic presentation content to make participants feel immersed in the scene.