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EAROM
mémoire f modifiable électriquement

Electronic read-only memory. Abbreviation - electronic. ally alterable read only memory

EBCDIC
EBCDIC

Extended binary-decimal code. Abbreviation for extended, binary-coded decimal-interchange code. It is a computer code that represents alphanumeric characters.

echo
écho m

Echo. Used as a check when sending data, where what is received is returned to the original point and compared with the original data. If the data is identical, this means that it was transmitted correctly.

ECMA

European Computer Manufacturers Association. Abbreviation -European Computer Manufacturers Association.

edge connector
connecteur m latéral

Peripheral connector. Where the conductive tracks on a printed circuit board are taken to the edge to form a connector. Most boards have a number of terminal connectors that allow the board to be inserted into a socket.

EDI

Abbreviation for Electronic Data Interchange.

edit
édition f

Revision. The process of changing and improving a program by adding or removing instructions or modifying data. This work is sometimes done with the help of a special program called an editor.

EFTPOS

See Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of Sale.

eighty - column card
carte f à quatre - vingt colonnes

A card with eighty columns. The shape and size of punched cards vary depending on the design of the computer in which they will be used. In general, the most common of them are rectangular in shape and have eighty columns with twelve holes in each column.

Electronic data interchange (EDI)

electronic data interchange

Electronic data interchange. A system for exchanging invoices, orders, and other items using telephone lines, e-mail, and computers. Buyers and sellers often fill out extensive paperwork before closing a deal, and customs checkpoints between countries make international trade slow, frustrating, and often delayed. A project involving the world's largest automobile and chemical companies is currently testing a system like this EDI system. Standards for EDI have been agreed upon by the United Nations and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). EDI is hoped to make paperless document exchange a reality. See also - in formation systems .

electronic device
dispositif m électronique

Electronic device. A device whose operation depends primarily on the behavior of tiny charged particles called electrons. If it is used to store data, it is known as an electronic memory.

electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS)
transfert m électronique de fonds au point de vente

Electronic transfer of funds to the point of sale. A direct communication system between a bank's computer center and retail outlets (stores, garages, service points, etc.). The point of sale terminal is used to feed data directly to and from the customer's bank account. In this way, the account can be registered immediately after purchasing anything.

The point of sale terminal often has a light pen to read bar codes that are connected to automatic systems for controlling and recording inventory and a magnetic strip reader to provide data to the receiving computer. Prices and sales details can be obtained from programmable and erasable memory (EPROM) chips inside the terminal.

Electronic funds transfer to points of sale (EFTPOS) may herald a cashless society in which we rely on plastic cards and rarely use cash.

electronic mail
electronic mail

E-mail. A system in which data is sent from one place to another over a telecommunications link. A message typed in a word processor can be changed or corrected and then sent via a satellite communications system from an office in one country to a VDU screen in another country. Here, the message can be stored in memory until needed and then answered in the same way, without paper, stamps or mail carrier, just an (electronic office).