A Glossary of Ecommerce Terms
A glossary of useful terms and definitions that are commonly used in the fields of ecommerce and online retail.
Atom
A format used for publishing data feeds on the Web.
App
Abbreviation for application.
Android
An operating system developed by Google for smartphones.
Data Feed
A format used to distribute frequently updated information, such as product catalogs, news items, and blog entries.
Feed Reader
An application that displays summaries of syndicated data feeds.
Fennec
The code name for the Firebox Mobile browser.
Firefox for Mobile
Mozilla's Firefox browser for mobile smartphones.
LAMP
Acronym for Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP.
Magento
A powerful, open source e-commerce and mobile commerce platform that runs in the LAMP environment.
Native App
An application written for a specific device, such as a smartphone.
PCI Compliance
Operating within the requirements set by the Payment Card Industry.
RSS
A family of XML-based formats used for publishing web feeds of work that is frequently updated.
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol
WML
The acronym for Wireless Markup Language.
Black Friday
In the United States, "Black Friday" is the day after Thanksgiving, and considered to be the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season.
Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday" is considered to be one of the biggest online shopping days of the holiday season, and falls on the first Monday after "Black Friday," which is the day after the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. The term was coined in 2005 by shop.org, the Digital Division of the National Retail Federation.
crowdsourced
Crowdsourcing is the process of outsourcing tasks which are normally performed inhouse to an outside, loosely-knit group of people or community.