electronic data interchange
<application, communications> (EDI) The exchange of standardised document
forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic
commerce.
EDI is most often used between different companies ("trading partners") and uses
some variation of the ANSI X12 standard (USA) or EDIFACT (UN sponsored global
standard).
[Electronic Commerce Dictionary].
(1995-10-06)
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