eCommerce Dictionary

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10-High-Day busy period

10HD busy period

24 hours service

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Accelerated Graphics Port

acceptable usage policy

acceptable use policy

access control list

access provider

account payable

ACME

Active Server Page

Adaptive Multi Rate

add-on component

Address Resolution Protocol

Address Supporting Organization

admin

administration interface

administration-to-administration

administration-to-business

administration-to-consumer

administration-to-customer

adopt

advance payment

Advanced Audio Coding

Advanced Business Application Programming

Advanced Digital Network

Advanced Encryption Standard

Advanced Graphics Port

Advanced Research Projects Agency

Advanced Streaming Format

advanced technology

Advanced Technology Extended

advertising game

advertising mail

advertising transfer

advertising view

affect one's rights

affiliate marketing

affiliate program

after-sales phase

after-sales service

agent

agent, electronic

Ajax

AKA

alias

allocation mechanism

ALT

alt

alt.*

Alternate Mark Inversion Code

Ambition Driven Strategy

amendatory conditions of a contract

American National Standards Institute

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Analog-to-digital converter

Andrew File System

anonymous e-mail

anti-virus software

AOL Instant Messenger

Apache HTTP Server

Apple

application design

application development

application integration

application logic

application security

application server

application service provider

appz

ARJ

around-the-clock service

artificial intelligence

as far as I can tell

as far as I know

as far as I remember

as I understand it

As Soon As Possible

asymmetric digital subscriber line

asynchronous chip card

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

ATX form factor

Audio Interchange File Format

audio on demand

Audio Video Interleave

augmented reality

authoring system

auto replenishment

automatic call distribution

away from keyboard

B2B procurement

back-office system

Basic Input/Output System

baud

Be Operating System

be subject to change without notice

Berkeley Software Distribution

bill presentment

billing information

bit

Bit/s

blind carbon copy

blind certificate

blog

book, electronic

branching diagram

brand

brand management

breadcrumb navigation

breadcrumb trail

break-even point

bricks and clicks

bricks and mortar

bulletin board system

Bullwhip Effect

burn

business initiation

business-to-business

Business-to-Business-Auction

business-to-consumer

business-to-employee

business-to-government

business-to-person

buy

buyer

buyer, analytical

buying readiness

byte

bytes per second

C

C#

C++

cable

cache

Calendar Server

call centre agent

Cascading Style Sheets

cash on delivery

cash, electronic

catalogue content management

catalogue management

catalogue shopping

central processing unit

Centrum für Büro- und Informations-Technik

certificate authority

certificate, digital

channel bundling

channel conflict

channel packing

character, virtual

character-separated values

chat

chat

chat

China, Japan, Korea

Chinese, Japanese, Korean

chip card, synchronous

cite

claim

class

clear text authentication

click

click and mortar

click popularity

clicks and bricks

client-server architecture

client-server system

clock frequency

clock generator

codec

collaboration software

collect on delivery

colon-separated values

come into force

comma-separated values

Command Line Interface

commercial e-mail, unsolicited

communication protocol

Compact Disc Read-Only Memory

Compact Disc Rewritable

complaint management

Component Object Model

compression rate

compression tool

computer network

computer-aided design

computer-aided manufacturing

computer-aided planning

computer-aided quality assurance

computer-aided selling

computer-aided x

Computer-assisted Learning

computer-based training

computer-integrated manufacturing

Concurrent Versioning System

Concurrent Versions System

confirmed opt-in

connected to the Internet

connection time

consulting costs

consumer-to-consumer

contact information

contact, administrative

content management system

content provider

content-management system

conversion rate

coordination mechanism

core capabilities

corner the market

corporate design

corporate identity

cost benefit analysis

cost per action

cost per thousand

cost-income ratio

country code top-level domain

crash

crash

cross-media marketing

custom software

customer acquisition

customer authentication

customer complaint

customer portal

customer profile

Customer Relationship Management

customer retention

customer satisfaction

customer service

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key

D21

data compression

Data Encryption Standard

data exchange format

Data Manipulation Language

data processing

data processing centre

data transfer, analogous

data transmission, temporarily stored

database management system

delivery charge

delivery schedule

denial-of-service

description language

desktop search engine

destination principle

Deutsches Network Information Center

Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt

dial-up connection

Digital Rights Management

Digital Subscriber Line

Digital Versatile Disc

Digital Video Disc

direct business

direct debit authorisation

direct delivery

direct marketing

disc

discussion board

discussion forum

discussion list

disk and execution monitor

disk operating system

DOC

Document Type Definition

document, digital

document, electronic

Domain Name System

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish

e-commerce application

e-commerce phase I

e-commerce phase II

e-commerce provider

e-education platform

e-learning environment

e-mail marketing

ecash

Efficient Consumer Response

Efficient Customer Response

electronic agreement for sale

Electronic continuous replenishment

Electronic Data Interchange

Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport

electronic data processing

electronic government

electronic learning

electronic market place

electronic wallet

encryption technology

encryption, asymmetric

enterprise application integration

Exchange Electronic Trading

exchange policy

expected delivery date

exploitation right

eXtensible Markup Language

eXtensible Object Oriented Portal System

external device

Fast Moving Consumer Goods

File Transfer Protocol

file-sharing community

filename extension

forum

Free Documentation License

free-lunch mentality

free-source software

French, Italian, German, Spanish

frequency marketing

Frequently Asked Questions

fulltext search

geek

general terms and conditions

GNU Free Documentation License

GNU Lesser General Public License

GNU Public License

good, immaterial

goods

Google PageRank

government-to-business

government-to-citizen

government-to-consumer

government-to-government

graphical user interface

graphics file format

Graphics Interchange Format

Gruppe Area Brett Echo Listen Netz

GZIP

hardware interface

help

hit

home-operated business

Human Interface Device

human-computer interaction

human-machine interaction

human-machine interface

Hypertext Markup Language

hypertextuality

icon

ICS

inbound call centre

incompatibility

industry software

Information and Communications Technology

information provider

information retrieval

information security

instant messaging

instant messenger

Integrated Circuit Card

Intel

Intel Corporation

intellectual property

International Business Machines Corporation

internationalisation

Internet access provider

Internet addict

Internet addiction

Internet address

internet address

Internet advertising

Internet banking

Internet cheque

Internet Council Of Registrars

Internet Explorer

Internet marketing

Internet marketing

Internet Message Access Protocol

Internet Payment System

internet population

Internet presence

internet provider

Internet Relay Chat

Internet research

internet senior

Internet service provider

Internet service provider

Internet telephony

Java

Java Programming Language

Jini

Joint Photographic Experts Group

K Desktop Environment

key

key

kilobit per second

label

label, interactive

LaTeX

legal agreement

LHA

liable to change

limit of liability

Linux

Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP

list

List Processing

Local Area Network

login

logon

loss, consequential

machine-machine communication

mail order purchase

mail, electronic

mail, unsolicited

malicious software

mall, electronic

Mambo

Mambo Open Source

man-in-the-middle attack

market analysis

market differentiation

market place operating company

market positioning

market research

market research

market segmentation

market targeting

market, vertical

marketer, online

marketer, virtual

marketing, interactive

marking, interactive

markup language

Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG

mass customization

means of payment

Media Access Control Address

media addiction disorder

megabits per second

merchant account

Merchant Identification Number

Meta

metasearch engine

method of payment

microprocessor card

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Powerpoint

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Windows

mobile business

mobile commerce

Motion Picture Experts Group

mouse

Mozilla Firefox

MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3

multi-channel strategy

Natural Language Processing

negotiation support

net

Netscape Navigator

Network Information Center

network, wireless

news aggregator

note

offer advantage

OGG

one-time password

one-to-one marketing

one-to-one strategy

one-way communication

online addiction

Online Analytical Processing

online collaboration

online haggling

online marketing

online population

Online Public Access Catalogue

Online Transaction Processing

online value proposition

Open Archive Information System

Open Buying on the Internet

Open Patent Service

open-source license

open-source software

OpenDocument Chart

OpenDocument DataBase

OpenDocument Formula

OpenDocument Graphics

OpenDocument Image

OpenDocument Presentation

OpenDocument Spreadsheet

OpenDocument Text

OpenDocument Textmaster

operating system

opt-in procedure, confirmed

opt-in procedure, double

optical character recognition

order

order confirmation

order fulfillment

order processing

outbound call centre

page impression

path

payment in advance

peer assessment

peer-to-peer network

peripheral device

Perl

personal computer

personal digital assistant

Personal Identification Number

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor

physical distribution

platform-dependent

platform-independent

point of information

port

Portable Document Format

Portable Network Graphics

Post Office Protocol

pre-release version

presentation software

Pretty Good Privacy

pricing, nonlinear

Probable Maximum Loss

processor frequency

product catalogue

product catalogue, digital

product catalogue, electronic

product catalogue, online

product categorisation

product evaluation

program library

programming language

programming, object-oriented

promotion, interactive

provider identification

public key certificate

public relations

purchase recommendation

Qt

quality assurance

query, advanced

quote

Random Access Memory

range

RAR

rate of exchange

Read-Only Memory

release candidate

remote data transmission

requirements analysis

requirements catalogue

Resource Description Framework

revision control

rich internet application

right, statutory

Rijndael algorithm

Rivest-Shamir-Adleman

root

RSS feed aggregator

run of category

sales department

sales promotion

Samba

satellite transmission

screen resolution

scripting langugage

search engine marketing

search engine optimization

Secure Socket Layer

self-service banking

seller's rating

serial interface

server software

server, virtual

setup

shell

shop

shopping basket

shopping, online

signature, digital

signature, electronic

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

single sourcing

Skype

Small and Medium Businesses

Small and Medium Enterprises

Small Office/Home Office

social networking

software distribution

software engineering

software version

software,advertising-supported

solution, individual

spam

specialists portal

standard form contract

start-up enterprise

startup company

stock availability

store

subject heading

subscription model

Sun

supplier enablement

supply chain management

surf

symmetric encryption

sysop

system administrator

system operator

tag

tag

tax, value-added

telephone banking

telephone support

temporal intermediate storage

top-level domain

total

total liability

tower

transaction authentication number

transaction, digital

transaction, electronic

transaction, electronic

translation software

two-factor authentication

Uniform Resource Identifier

Uniform Resource Locator

user friendliness

value added chain

Value added tax identification number

value proposition

value-weight ratio

vCard

venture capital

venture capitalist

version control

vertical industries

vertical industry portal

Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Netwide Index to Computerized Archives

video on demand

virtual business

virtual market place

virus

virus protection

virus signature

Visio

visit

visiting card, electronic

visitor-buyer ratio

VOB

warez

waterfall model

web

web

Web Content Management System

webhosting provider

Weblog-provider

What You See Is What You Get

Whiplash Effect

whois

Wide Area Network

Wiki

wireless application protocol

Wireless Local Area Network

Word

World Wide Web Consortium

worm

x86

XING

zip

ZIP

ZOO

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