e-e-, E- /iː/ prefix 
Examples
e-shopping e-commerce
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- E-commerce was then seen as a booming economic area.
- e-money
Longman Language Activatorthe Internet and places on the Internet► (the) Internet/(the) Net
(electronic) used before another word to mean something that is done on or involves the Internet: a network of computer connections that allows computer users around the world to exchange information: · The Internet makes it possible for people all over the world to keep in touch.· In theory, the Net should make things quicker, but that isn't always the case.on the Internet/Net: · She spends nearly all her free time on the Internet.· The couple met on the Internet.Internet/Net access: · The city's libraries provide free Internet access.
► e- also E- used to form words that relate to activities involving use of the Internet, especially those connected with business. : · E-commerce was then seen as a booming economic area.
► cyber- used to form words that relate to activities involving the use of computers, especially the Internet: · Cyber-crime, for example the fraudulent use of credit cards on the net, presents particular problems for the police.· He seems to spend all his time in cyberspace!
► dotcom relating to a company whose business involves the Internet: · The business world was shaken by the huge drop in dotcom shares. · dotcom jobs
► web site a place on the Internet where you can find information about a particular company, organization, or person: · Visit our website on www.stellamary.UK.
► web page one of the areas you can go to on a website: · Do you want me to print off this web page?
► home page the first place you go to on a website: · You can reach all the other pages on a website from its home page.
► chat room an area on the Internet where people can talk to each other by sending messages that can be read or heard immediately: · Children should be taught to be careful about who they talk to in chat rooms.
► link/hyperlink writing or pictures on a web page which you can click on if you want to immediately go to another website or to another web page on the same website: · For more info, click on this link.
► search engine a computer program that helps you find information on the Internet: · This search engine will only find sites that originate in Europe.
► browser a program, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, that allows you to find and read documents on the Internet: · My browser really is incredibly slow.
► FAQ, faq frequently asked question(s); on websites, a list of questions that users often ask about the website, and answers to them: · Before e-mailing us, it might be advisable to click on FAQ first.
► online connected to other computers through the Internet, or available through the Internet: go online: · I'll just go online and look up her address.
► hit an occasion when someone uses a website, a web page, or part of a web page. Companies count the number of hits their websites, advertisements, etc receive to find out how well they are doing: · The official World Cup web-site scored a record number of hits last week.
e-shopping e-commerce