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CYBERCONSOMMATEUR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Commerce
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cybershopper
1, record 1, English, cybershopper
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cyber-shopper 2, record 1, English, cyber%2Dshopper
correct
- cyber shopper 2, record 1, English, cyber%20shopper
correct
- online shopper 3, record 1, English, online%20shopper
correct
- web shopper 4, record 1, English, web%20shopper
correct, see observation
- Web shopper 5, record 1, English, Web%20shopper
correct
- online buyer 3, record 1, English, online%20buyer
correct
- online consumer 6, record 1, English, online%20consumer
correct
- e-shopper 7, record 1, English, e%2Dshopper
correct
- electronic shopper 8, record 1, English, electronic%20shopper
correct
- online customer 9, record 1, English, online%20customer
correct
- e-customer 10, record 1, English, e%2Dcustomer
correct
- cybercustomer 10, record 1, English, cybercustomer
correct
- cyberconsumer 11, record 1, English, cyberconsumer
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A web-based shopper from an Internet retailer or e-tailer. 12, record 1, English, - cybershopper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
web shopper: The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that “web” not be capitalized when it is part of a compound, whether the compound is written as two words or one, with or without a hyphen. 13, record 1, English, - cybershopper
Record 1, Key term(s)
- on-line shopper
- on line shopper
- on-line buyer
- on-line consumer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Commerce électronique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cyberacheteur
1, record 1, French, cyberacheteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- acheteur en ligne 2, record 1, French, acheteur%20en%20ligne
correct, masculine noun
- acheteur électronique 3, record 1, French, acheteur%20%C3%A9lectronique
correct, masculine noun
- consommateur en ligne 4, record 1, French, consommateur%20en%20ligne
correct, masculine noun
- cyberconsommateur 4, record 1, French, cyberconsommateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Consommateur qui achète par Internet des produits proposés dans les boutiques virtuelles, qu'il peut visualiser à l'écran, commander et ensuite payer avec de l'argent électronique. 5, record 1, French, - cyberacheteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio electrónico
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciberconsumidor
1, record 1, Spanish, ciberconsumidor
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- consumidor de Internet 2, record 1, Spanish, consumidor%20de%20Internet
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
- consumidor de la Red 2, record 1, Spanish, consumidor%20de%20la%20Red
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
- consumidor en línea 3, record 1, Spanish, consumidor%20en%20l%C3%ADnea
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
- comprador en línea 3, record 1, Spanish, comprador%20en%20l%C3%ADnea
correct, masculine noun, Argentina
- cibercomprador 4, record 1, Spanish, cibercomprador
correct, masculine noun, Spain
- comprador virtual 5, record 1, Spanish, comprador%20virtual
correct, masculine noun, Spain
- comprador electrónico 6, record 1, Spanish, comprador%20electr%C3%B3nico
correct, masculine noun
- comprador por Internet 6, record 1, Spanish, comprador%20por%20Internet
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Consumidor que compra por Internet productos anunciados en las tiendas virtuales, que se pueden visualizar en la pantalla, ordenar y después pagar con dinero electrónico. 7, record 1, Spanish, - ciberconsumidor
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-12-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Marketing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- e-consumer 1, record 2, English, e%2Dconsumer
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In July, for example, astonished e-suppliers from Toronto to Tokyo were left unsure which trade law to turn to, and even who would hear out their complaints, when the European Commission declared that e-consumers would become the first and only Euro-citizens to pay value added tax (VAT) on sales to the EU from abroad. 1, record 2, English, - e%2Dconsumer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Commercialisation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cyberconsommateur
1, record 2, French, cyberconsommateur
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En juillet, par exemple, des cyberfournisseurs étonnés, depuis Toronto jusqu'à Tokyo, ont été plongés dans l'incertitude lorsque la Commission européenne a déclaré que les cyberconsommateurs seraient les premiers et seuls eurocitoyens à payer la taxe à la valeur ajouté (TVA) sur l'achat de produits et services étrangers. 1, record 2, French, - cyberconsommateur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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