Ebusiness

/ˈiˌbɪznɪs/ noun

Definition

Electronic business; commercial transactions and business processes conducted through digital networks and technologies.

Etymology

Formed in the 1990s from 'electronic' + 'business,' popularized during the dot-com boom. The 'e-' prefix became a standard way to denote internet-enabled versions of traditional concepts.

Kelly Says

The 'e-' prefix explosion of the late 1990s was so pervasive that satirists joked about 'e-everything' - yet ebusiness fundamentally transformed global commerce in ways that seemed like science fiction just decades earlier.

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