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E-Commerce
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.
EFT
Electronic Funds Transfer. Transfer of money initiated through electronic terminal, automated teller machine, computer, telephone, or magnetic tape. In the late 1990s, this increasingly includes transfer initiated via the World-Wide Web. The term also applies to credit card and automated bill payments.
Email
Electronic Mail: Messages sent from one person to another via
computer. Email can also be sent automatically to a large number of
addresses via a mailing list.
Email Client
The software, such as Microsoft Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger,
or Eudora used to send and receive email messages on your computer.
Email Server
A computer used to direct messages to the appropriate place. When you
send an email using your client software, it is sent to the server which then
processes it and sends it to the appropriate party.
Encryption
This is a method of encoding a file for security reasons. Encryption is
often used to protect credit card numbers from third parties during online
purchases.
Engine
A program that processes scripts or data and outputs the processed content.
Extranet
An extranet is a private network, built for specific users (e.g., business
clients) who don't have access to an intranet.