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EIDX Collection of Acronyms and Abbreviations

NOTE: (n.a.) = Not an Acronym; (obs) = Obsolete	Disclaimer
U.S. State Abbreviations | Country Codes (used in Internet Addresses) | Airport Codes

See also:

• The Glossary
• The Legend, which contains abbreviations used in EIDX business models and guidelines
• List of all ASC X12 Transactions in Version 4021
  • Look here if you see a 3-digit number like "850" or "945"
• List of all EDIFACT Transactions in Version D.99B
  • Look here if you see a 6-character alphabetic string such as "INVOIC" or "ORDRSP"
• Abbreviations and Conventions used when describing  business content standards (X12, EDIFACT, RosettaNet, OAGI, etc.)

Disclaimer

Some acronyms and abbreviations are provided here to support the Clickable Business Models.  There are hyperlinks to other non-EIDX/CompTIA web sites.   Changes/improvements are made to this part of the web site only as time allows.  For this reason, some links to external web sites may not work if that web site has made changes.

You may go ahead and submit an acronym.  Please also let us know about errors or  broken links.  Just be aware that we may not acknowledge your message right away and may not be able to do the update/correction immediately.  Thanks!

Submitting Acronyms

• Please read the disclaimer above.
• When you spell out the acronym, please capitalize the appropriate letters, so it is easy to cut-and-paste into our web site.
  • Do:  "ERP   Enterprise Resource Planning"
  • Don't:  "ERP enterprise resource planning"
• Abbreviations are generally not included unless they are abbreviations that are commonly mistaken for acronyms.
• If there is a web site associated with the the acronym, it would be helpful if you include the URL in your message.
• Serious acronyms should be verifiable.  Humor is a vital stress reliever in our fast-paced business. Humorous acronyms will be considered.  They should be in reasonably good taste or colloquially used with non-malicious intent.  The editor maintains the right to reject submissions.
• Non-English acronyms may be submitted.
• Terms that are neither acronyms nor abbreviations are maintained separately in the Glossary.
• Please be patient.  Maintenance of this part of the web site is secondary to other maintenance and development activities.

INSANE   - I Need to Submit Acronym Now, Electronically ;-)

How to find an acronym or abbreviation

Choose the beginning letter (below) of the acronym you wish find, or "Numerics" if your acronym begins with any numeric character.

Resources

Most of the terms in this area of the web site are synthesized from numerous glossaries, dictionaries, articles, solution-provider definitions, and other sources.  The following list, therefore, is not complete, as half the content on the internet would be needed, and these resources do not necessarily contain definitions that exactly match the synthesized EIDX definitions.  It is important to note, too, that definitions at some of these sites may seem to contradict the EIDX definitions; this is because there is not (yet) universal consistency in the usage of terms in the eBusiness world.  What are synonyms to one person are distinctly different terms to another, and vice-versa.  The point is:  When discussing concepts with a trading partner or solution provider or whoever, ask them what they mean whey they use a term. 

• Atlas Commerce Glossary of B2B Terms
• Data Warehousing Information Center
• eBizQ Glossary
• EDIFICE
• The Free Online Dictionary of Computing
• Hyperdictionary of Electronic Commerce Law
• Institute for eCommerce eLibrary
• investorwords.com
• Nolo Law Center Legal Dictionary
• One Look®Dictionaries (gleans definitions from numerous resources)
• Smart Computing
• Stephen Jenkins' Glossary of PC and Internet Terminology
• thesupplychain.com Glossary
• UnderstandingPrivacy.org
• Webopedia
• Whatis.com