A flat file in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is a plain text file used to exchange data between different systems in a structured format.
cXML (Commerce eXtensible Markup Language) is a standardized protocol for the electronic communication of business messages.
xCBL (XML Common Business Library) is a set of XML-based standards developed for electronic business document exchange
ANSI X12, also known as ASC X12, is a set of standards developed by the American National Standards Institute for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
Elektronisk Handelsformat (EHF) is the name of the Peppol standard and network used in Norway for electronic business transactions.