Ecommerce · Definition
Backorder
An order accepted for an item that is currently unavailable for immediate fulfillment.
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Understand the catalog, checkout, payment, and fulfillment language of an online store.
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Checkout
The workflow in which a shopper supplies required details, reviews the order, and submits a purchase.
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Coupon
A configured promotion that applies a discount or benefit when its eligibility rules are satisfied.
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Ecommerce
The buying and selling of products or services through electronic systems, including online storefronts.
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Fulfillment
The operational process of preparing and delivering the goods or service promised by an order.
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Inventory
The quantity and state of items a business tracks as available, reserved, or otherwise held for sale.
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Order confirmation
A page or message acknowledging an order and presenting its recorded details.
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Order status
A label representing an order's current stage in a store's processing workflow.
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Payment authorization
A payment-processing step that checks and, for supported payment flows, reserves an amount for a potential later capture.
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Payment capture
The step that requests collection of a previously authorized payment amount in a supported payment flow.
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Payment gateway
A service or integration that connects checkout to payment processing and communicates payment results.
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Product catalog
The organized set of product information a store uses to present and manage its offering.
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Product variant
A specific purchasable version of a product distinguished by attributes such as size or color.
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Shipping zone
A geographic area a store uses to determine which configured shipping methods apply.
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Shopping cart
A temporary collection of products and quantities a shopper is considering buying.
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Simple product
A WooCommerce product type for an individual product without selectable purchasing variations.
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SKU
A stock keeping unit is an identifier a business assigns to distinguish inventory items.
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Stock status
A label describing whether an item is currently offered as in stock, out of stock, or available under another stock policy.
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Variable product
A WooCommerce product type that offers variations with attributes and potentially distinct prices, stock, or images.
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Webhook
An HTTP request sent by one system to notify another system of an event.
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Where should I start with the Ecommerce glossary?
Follow the journey from a product identifier to a cart, recorded order, payment event, and fulfillment action.
- Product catalog: The organized set of product information a store uses to present and manage its offering.
- Checkout: The workflow in which a shopper supplies required details, reviews the order, and submits a purchase.
- Fulfillment: The operational process of preparing and delivering the goods or service promised by an order.
Which terms distinguish payment from order fulfillment?
- Payment authorization: A payment-processing step that checks and, for supported payment flows, reserves an amount for a potential later capture.
- Payment capture: The step that requests collection of a previously authorized payment amount in a supported payment flow.
- Fulfillment: The operational process of preparing and delivering the goods or service promised by an order.
Which practical guides build on the Ecommerce terms?
- Build a store launch acceptance checklist: Verify a purchase journey from product selection through operational follow-up before inviting real customers to use a new or changed store.
- Map order states to fulfillment work: Make clear what a store's order labels mean for the people preparing goods, handling questions, and checking payment events.