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Definition Of Electronic Commerce (e-commerce):

Business conducted through the use of computers, telephones, fax machines, barcode readers, credit cards, automated teller machines (ATM) or other electronic appliances (whether or not using the internet) without the exchange of paper-based documents.
It includes activities such as procurement, order entry, transaction processing, payment, authentication and non-repudiation, inventory control, order fulfillment, and customer support. When a buyer pays with a bank card swiped through a magnetic-stripe-reader, he or she is participating in e-commerce.

Other Definition Of Internet Terms:

Electronic Commerce Code Management Association (eccma)
Electronic Data Gathering And Retrieval (edgar)
Electronic Data Interchange (edi)
Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce, And Transportation (edifact)
Electronic Hub
Electronic Journal (ejournal)

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