| e-business |
Business conducted using electronic media such as the Internet, other computer networks, wireless transmissions, etc.
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| e-cash |
A form of electronic funds transfer via the Internet; several systems are now being tested.
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| e-commerce |
Electronic commerce; the use of computers and electronic communications in business transactions. E-commerce may include the use of electronic data interchange (EDI), electronic money exchange, Internet advertising, Web sites, online databases, computer networks, and point-of-sale (POS) computer systems.
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| e-doctor |
A computer virus engineer, whose job is to provide real-time elimination of computer virus infections as soon as they appear.
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| e-learning |
Taking a course or training via the Internet; usually the World Wide Web.
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| e-mail |
Electronic mail. A service that sends messages on computers via local or global networks.
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| e-mail address |
The address that gives the source or destination of an e-mail message.
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| e-scam |
A scam, or fraud, perpetrated using electronic communications.
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| e-tailers |
Electronic retailers; for example, retailers who do business on the Internet.
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| e-zine |
An electronic magazine. Many ezines are online versions of print magazines.
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| EAD |
Encoded Archival Description. An SGML document type definition (DTD) for archival finding aids used by the U.S. Library of Congress and other research institutions. Archival finding aids are metadata tools such as indexes, guides, and inventories. Standardizing the format of these tools makes it easier to display them on the Internet or other networks.
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| EARN |
European Academic Research Network. A network of universities and research labs in Europe that uses BITNET technology. It merged with RARE; the combination of EARN and RARE is called TERENA.
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| Easter egg |
A secret message hidden somewhere in a program, that can be revealed by entering some unusual combination of commands, such as pulling down a menu while holding the command and shift keys. Computer users can stumble upon Easter eggs by accident, or hear about them through rumors. The messages can be jokes, political statements, music, or pictures; often they are credits for the developers of the software.
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| EasyLink |
An online service from AT&T EasyLink Services in Parsippany, New Jersey that offers electronic mail, electronic data interchange, Telex, and access to databases like Knight-Ridder and CompuServe.
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| EATA |
Enhanced AT bus Attachment.
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| EBC |
EISA Bus Controller.
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| EBCDIC |
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. An 8-bit binary code for larger IBM computers in which each byte represents one alphanumeric character or two decimal digits. Control commands are also represented. EBCDIC is similar to ASCII code, which is used on most other computers.
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| EBONE |
European Backbone. A European network backbone service.
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| EC |
Error Control. A modem status signal indicated by a light on the modem, which means the function that tests for errors in the transmission is active.
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| ECC |
Error Check Code. 2. Error Correction Code. 3. Error Checking and Correction. Same as EDAC.
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| echo cancellation |
Removing unwanted echoes from the signal on a telephone line.
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| Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation |
The company that designed and built UNIVAC I, the first commercially successful computer. J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly first developed ENIAC, the world's first large-scale, general-purpose digital computer, in 1946. Eckert-Mauchly was acquired by Remington Rand in 1950. UNIVAC was introduced in 1951. It filled half a garage; about 40 of the computers were sold. In 1952, UNIVAC made history by predicting the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower as U.S. President before the polls closed.
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| ECM |
Error Correcting Memory. RAM which includes error detection and correction circuits.
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| ECMA |
European Computer Manufacturers Association. An organization founded in 1961 by leaders of European computer companies that helped with prestandardization work for OSI. In 1994, the organization changed its name to ECMA International.
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| ECNE |
Enterprise Certified NetWare Engineer (Novell). A Certified NetWare Engineer with additional experience in wide area networks.
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