electronic commerce
<application, communications> (EC) The conducting of business
communication and transactions over networks and through computers. As most
restrictively defined, electronic commerce is the buying and selling of goods
and services, and the transfer of funds, through digital communications. However
EC also includes all inter-company and intra-company functions (such as
marketing, finance, manufacturing, selling, and negotiation) that enable
commerce and use electronic mail, EDI, file transfer, fax, video conferencing,
workflow, or interaction with a remote computer.
Electronic commerce also includes buying and selling over the World-Wide Web and
the Internet, electronic funds transfer, smart cards, digital cash (e.g.
Mondex), and all other ways of doing business over digital networks.
[Electronic Commerce Dictionary].
(1995-10-08)
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Electromagnetic Compatibility « electromigration « electron
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