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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
EDI is an electronic means of transferring information between companies, using networks such as the Internet. EDI networks are an important component of the worldwide financial and banking system and are not based on the Internet backbone.

Electronic Industries Association (EIA)
EIA is a national trade organization that publishes hardware-oriented standards for data communications. EIA-232-D is an example (corresponds to RS-232).

Electronic Mail (E-mail)
E-mail is a widely used application for transferring messages and files from one computer system to another. If the two computers sending messages use different types of e-mail packages, an e-mail gateway is required to convert from one format to another.

Encoding
Encoding refers to the process of translating binary data (1s and 0s) into signals to be transmitted across a physical link, such as a twisted pair cable. Signals used to represent the binary data can take many forms. The two most common forms are electrical signals and light signals.

Ethernet
Ethernet technology, originally developed in the 1970s by Xerox Corporation in conjunction with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation, is the primary medium for local area networks (LANs). The original Ethernet has 10 Mbps bandwidth. Today, 100 Mbps Ethernet (Fast Ethernet) and 1,000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) are also used.

Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)
EBCDIC is the IBM standard for binary encoding of characters.

Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA)
EISA is a 32-bit computer bus specification introduced in 1988. It provides additional features beyond that of the Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus standard.

Extensible Markup Language (XML)
XML is a simplified version of SGML that allows Web designers to add functionality beyond HTML by creating their own formatting tags.