| A | B |
|---|
| business-to-business (B2B) | E-commerce transactions that involve businesses providing goods or services to other businesses. |
| business-to-consumer (B2C) | E-commerce transactions that involve businesses providing goods or services to consumers. |
| consumer-to-consumer (C2C) | The e-commerce model which represents individuals, organizations, or companies that are selling and buying directly with each other via the Internet. |
| e-commerce software | Programs on a Web server that provide the commercial services to consumers and business partners on the Web site. |
| electronic payment system | An online credit card transaction in which a trusted third party transfers funds from one person or business to another, thereby concealing the credit card information of the buyer to the seller. |
| m-commerce | Mobile commerce, in which workers use laptops and wireless handheld devices to take their offices with them wherever they travel. |
| virtual private network (VPN) | A network that uses encryption software to create secure |
| Web hosting service | A service that provides the e-commerce software expertise to run an online business. |
