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E-Commerce

The buying and selling of goods over electronic systems such as the internet and other computer networks

E-Learning

This is a broad term used to describe any type of learning that is computer-enhanced i.e. a computer is used to enrich the learning process

EDA (Event Driven Architecture)

A software architecture that can detect a change in states and react to the event

.edu

The top-level domain for educational institutes in the United States

E-mail (Electronic Mail

The sending and receiving of messages over the internet

E-Mail Archive

A storage area on your computer used to file away old and infrequently accessed emails

Encryption

The encoding of private information/data so only people with the correct decryption method can view it

Error message

An error displayed when an application cannot understand a command you’ve issued it or during the handling of an internal command in its code

Ethernet

A standard of the LAN system supporting data transfer rates up to Gigabit. The most common LAN implementation is 100Mbps

.exe

The common file extension for executable programs

Executables

A file that contains code meant to be seen as executable. Executables carry the .exe file extension (see above)

E-Zine

An electronic magazine delivered via a website or email newsletter

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