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commerce (s) (noun), commerces (pl)
1. The transaction of buying and selling commodities, especially in large amounts between different places or businesses: The little town wanted to increase tourism and commerce, so meetings were held to gather ideas of how to make their town more attractive and picturesque for visitors.
2. Etymology: from Latin commercium; from com-, "with" + mercem, "wares".
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herm-, herme-
(Greek: Hermes, the son of Zeus and Maia, the god of commerce and messenger of the gods in Greek mythology; identified by the Romans as Mercury; however, some of the words in this unit come from Hermes tris megistos, Hermes Trismegistus, literally, "Hermes, Thrice the Greatest" referring to the Egyptian god Thoth, who was identified with the Greek god Hermes, of science and arts)
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silent commerce (s) (noun), silent commerces (pl)
This term covers all business solutions enabled by tagging, tracking, sensing and other technologies, including RFID, which make everyday objects intelligent and interactive: When combined with continuous and pervasive internet connectivity, silent commerce forms a new infrastructure that enables companies to collect data and deliver services without human interaction.
This entry is located in the following units: merci- (page 2) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Definitions (page 9)