EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)

Standards for the computer-to-computer electronic exchange of

business data, such as invoices and purchase orders, in standard formats. The parties engaged in an EDI transaction agree to a format that allows data transfer requiring no human intervention or re-keying on either end. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) developed the ANSI ASC X12 standard, which is popular in North America and is used widely throughout

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