Internet Glossary - E
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E-commerce
E-commerce (electronic-commerce) refers to business over the Internet.
The two major forms of e-commerce are Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business
(B2B). While companies like Amazon.com cater mostly to consumers, other
companies provide goods and services exclusively to other businesses.
The term "e-business" is often used synonymously with e-commerce.
E-mail Forwarding
E-mail forwarding is a process to redirect your incoming mail to a specific
mailbox. For example, if you have a number of email addresses, forwarding
all your email to a single mailbox allows you to keep track of them much
easier since you only need to check one mailbox. Email forwards are also
known as email aliases. NumaTek
Web Design offers an unlimited number of aliases with its hosting
services.
Encryption
This is the coding or scrambling of information so that it can only be
decoded and read by someone who has the correct decoding key. Encryption
is used in secure Web sites as well as other mediums of data transfer.
If a third party were to intercept the information you sent via an encrypted
connection, they would not be able to read it.
Entry Page
An introductory page linked to the home page used to create a first impression.
Consequently, it is usually meant to be a visually-appealing page with
graphics, pictures, a catch phrase, etc.
