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E-Business

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ebXML

ebXML is an world-wide project to create an open XML-based standard for the exchange of business data.

E-Commerce

The process and environment in which documents and transactions are shared between cooperating participants in a trading community

Easylink

Easylink is the name of a VAN run by AT&T.

EC

See E-Commerce

EDI

A set of standards and protocols defining a mechanism for exchanging data between business applications.

EDI*Express

EDI*Express is the name of a VAN run by GEIS.

EDI*Net

EDI*NET is the name of a VAN run by BT.

EDIFACT

Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport.

EIA

(Electronic Industries Association). An industry trade organization that, together with the TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association), sets standards for electrical consumer products. The EIA and TIA specify data transmission standards such as EIA/TIA-232.

The EIA/TIA-232 is a standard for a 25-pin serial interface that can be used to connect computers to networking equipment. (EIA/TIA-232 was formerly known as RS-232.)

Element (EDI)

element

A markup convention that refers to a markup tag and the text contained within the tag. The elements (tags) that may be used within any given document to describe text are defined in the document's related DTD>

element content

A description of the elements that can be nested within any given element an XML document. The specific element content for an individual tag is defined for each element within the document's DTD.

element declaration

The notation within a DTD that specifies which element's documents associated with the DTD can be used to describe content. Element declarations also include a content model for each element that specifies which other elements and data can be contained within the element.

EMPTY element

An XML element that cannot contain data. EMPTY elements are singleton tags rather than tag pairs.

Emoticons

These are the sideways smiles and frowns used in email to indicate emotions. E.g. :-) would indicate a smile and :-( would indicate a frown!

Electronic Mail

See E-Mail

E-Mail

(Electronic Mail). This is the transmission of messages to individuals or groups, over a network. E-mails may contain text messages, tables, charts and pictures as well as attachments. The use of e-mail in an office environment can reduce the need for paper, as memos and inter-office communication can be sent over the network, thereby saving time and valuable resources.

Encryption

Encryption is the process of encoding data during transmission to prevent unauthorized access.

entity

A virtual storage unit that associates a unique name with the content of the storage unit. Entities can be used to store XML text and markup (text entities), binary data, such as audio or graphics files (binary entities), or non-ASCII characters (character entities). When an entity is referenced in an XML file, the entity's content replaces the reference.

ENGDAT (EDI)

Envelope (EDI)

ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning

Ethernet

Ethernet was invented by Xerox Corporation and developed jointly by Xerox, Intel, and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and is a widely used LAN technology.

Ethernet networks use the CSMA/CD protocol and run over various cables at a rate of 10Mbps; they are used by, for example, TCP/IP and XNS protocols. Ethernet is similar to a series of standards produced by IEEE referred to as IEEE 802.3.

ETS (EDI)

(Electronic Trading System) an EDI enabling product supplied by SAA Consultantsnow due to be replaced by the REIMS group of products

extended link

An XLink convention that defines a hyperlink stored in an external file and that allows you to express a relationship between two or more resources.

extended link groups

An XLink convention that stores the definitions of a collection of extended links together in one group.

external DTD subset

The portion of a document's DTD that is stored in an external file. The external DTD subset usually contains the bulk of the DTD and is stored in its own file so it can be referenced by a large number of documents.

external entity

An external entity stores information in a file located outside of the document that references the entity. External entities can contain text, binary, data, or character data.