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Have you ever done online shopping?

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E-Commerce, also known as electronic commerce or internet commerce , refers to the buying
and selling of goods or services using the internet, and the transfer of money and data to
execute these transactions. E-Commerce is often used to refer to the sale of physical
products online, but it can also describe any kind of commercial transaction that is facilitated
through the internet.

Electronic Commerce or e-commerce is the process
by which businesses and consumers buy and sell
goods and services through an electronic medium.
E-commerce emerged in the early 1990s and its
use has increased at a rapid rate. Today, the
majority of companies have an online presence.
Everything from food and clothes to entertainment
and furniture can be purchased online.

As a general rule, an e-commerce website is a
website where transfer of funds is completed
electronically.

Some e-commerce websites are given hereunder.

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