Electronic Commerce (Charles River Media Networking/Security)

Transmission Control Protocol; the protocol defining the way applications communicate with each other across the Internet. TCP is a reliable protocol, meaning that all transmissions between applications must be acknowledged by the recipient.

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol; the description of any network using the Internet protocols, named for the two dominant protocols used on the Internet.

Those people who are typically knowledgeable about high-tech, cutting edge technologies, including the Internet.

The type of “money” to be used when processing a transaction: credit card, check, ACH, Purchase Card, and so on.

A nonmember agent, employed by an acquiring bank, which provides authorization, settlement, and merchant services to the bank’s merchant.

The action between a cardholder and a merchant that results in financial activity between the merchant and cardholder’s account.

A per-transaction charge incurred by merchants who are on scale pricing. This is in addition to the percentage discount fees.

A reference number that is assigned to every transaction that is processed. It is a 12-character alphanumeric string.

The credit cards that typically require payment in full each month (American Express, Diner’s Club, and Carte Blanche).