E-Mail:
The electronic transmission and storage of text messages.

EAGLE:
Proprietary standard/network for Hardlines Industry. See definition of Hardlines.

EC:
Acronym for Electronic Commerce.

EDE (Event Driven EDI):
See definition of Event Driven EDI.

EDI (Electronic Data Interchange):
The computer-to-computer transmission of business data in a standard format. For pure EDI "computer-to-computer" means "original application program-to-processing application program. "EDI consists only of business data, not free text messages.

EDI/FAX:
Converts computer-readable EDI documents to human-readable printed form and sends to receiver's facsimile machine.

EDI/LaserMail:
Converts computer-readable EDI documents to human-readable printed form and mails document(s) to recipient.

EDIFACT (Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Trade):
The internationally recognized standard for electronic data interchange, started in September 1986 by the United Nations Joint Electronic Data Interchange Committee. It provides details of syntax rules, segment construction and message structure. Also known as UN/EDIFACT.

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT):
an electronically transmitted credit or debit transaction within the financial community where availability of funds is either immediate or for next business day's settlement.

Element:
A unit of information with specific edit and length characteristics. This represents the smallest unit of information in the system. Also called a data element.

Electronic Commerce (EC):
Any form of electronic communication that facilitates performing business related activities electronically. EDI and E-Mail are subsets of EC.

Encryption:
The changing of text into a cipher not readable except by persons having a key to de-code the cipher. Data is encrypted at the sending end and decrypted on the receiving end through use of a predetermined algorithm and unique key.

Endorse:
Signing the back of a document with the intent of transferring to the party taking the document all rights that possession of such document gives.

Envelope:
The transmission header and trailer enclosing an EDI message.

Event-Driven EDI:
Centralized control and overall automation of the EDI process. Supplies integration of batch and online capabilities for time-critical EDI requirements.