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ONLINE COMMERCE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

The buying and selling of information, products and services via the Internet.

CONT

With meteoric growth predicted for the next five years, electronic commerce will revolutionize the way we do business.

CONT

The secret codes that protect electronic commerce on the internet are secure, thanks to the mathematics of prime numbers.

Key term(s)
  • on-line commerce

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce électronique
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Achat et vente de renseignements, produits et services sur Internet.

OBS

e-commerce : L'emploi de «e-commerce» est critiqué comme synonyme non standard de «commerce en ligne», «commerce sur Internet», «cybercommerce».

PHR

commerce électronique sécurisé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio electrónico
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

[...] transacción de bienes y servicios a través [del] Internet [...]

OBS

cibercomercio, comercio electrónico; ciber comercio; ciber-comercio: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el prefijo ciber-, 'que indica relación con redes informáticas', según el diccionario académico, se escribe en general unido a la palabra a la que acompaña, sin espacio ni guion intermedios: "cibercomercio", no "ciber comercio" ni "ciber-comercio". En este caso concreto, tanto "cibercomercio" como "comercio electrónico" son alternativas válidas en español al anglicismo "e-commerce".

PHR

comercio electrónico seguro

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