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E-Commerce: Electronic commerce. Internet-based purchasing between a customer or governmental entity and a business.

E-Business: Electronic business. A company or other entity doing business on the Internet. The process of doing business on the Internet.

Encryption: Complex mathematical algorithms that scramble or encode computer information to protect it from unauthorized access.

IP Address: A number assigned to every computer connected to the Internet, sometimes used to track consumer use of the Internet for marketing purposes.

ISP: Internet Service Provider. A company that provides Internet access, e-mail and other services to consumers and companies through dial-up, broadband, and other networking technologies.

Privacy Seals: Internet based certification programs that allow Web sites to present a Seal of Approval stating their adherence to various privacy and security standards.

Web Browser: A computer program that provides an interface to various information or services available on Web sites.