, The speed at which data is transmitted and received. Usually measured in bits per second (bps).

, Automated Clearing House: the U.S. Provides for the electronic distribution and settlement of bank accounts between financial institutions in the United States.

, An EDI 856 Advance Shipping Notice is an electronic version of a printed packing slip that tells a buyer how a supplier has packed their items for shipment. Most ASNs will follow either standard pack or pick and pack guidelines. Usually the buyer will specify how they want the goods packed. The Advance Ship Notice, or ASN, also tells the buyer th [..]

, Sets EDI standards for the automotive industry

, The coordinating group for national standards in the United States. The U.S. voluntary standards system consists of a large number of standards developers that write and maintain one or more national standards.).

, An interface that programs use to communicate with other programs

, This is the architecture that governs EDI standards in the United States. Contains the format definitions for terms related to electronic data interchange. X12.6 is downward compatible, and the current edition may be used with any older version of the standards.

, A company that offers monthly services for applications and related services on a pay-as-you-go basis. ASPs host, manage and maintain applications in their data center and make them available via the Web. Provides the latest information technology at a predictable cost.

, Accredited Standards Committee, X12 was chartered by ANSI in 1979 to develop uniform standards for inter-industry exchange of business transactions - electronic data interchange (EDI) standards. The X12 standards establish a common, uniform business language to allow computers to communicate with one another.

, An XML or EDI standard transaction set sent by a vendor to a customer that specifies the content of a shipment and when it is estimated time to arrive.