Glossary · IND — industry term

marketplace

Provenance class: IND — industry term
Terminology layer: Industry context
Introduced in version: 1.0

Status: Explanatory
Version: 1.0
Canonical source: Canonical Specification v1.1 §9, §10.1
License: CC BY 4.0; Report a correction

Contextual meaning (industry term)

Multiple sellers may transact with customers through a platform.

— Canonical Specification v1.1, §9, typical organizing relationship

From the canonical source

PRISM has one customer-facing retailer/MoR in the base architecture; upstream inventory sources and expert curators are not independent sellers to that customer.
— Canonical Specification v1.1, §9, distinction from PRISM Commerce

Related terms

Cite

Permanent URL: https://prismcommerce.org/en/glossary/marketplace/

Cite

“marketplace.” PRISM Commerce Glossary, Version 1.0. https://prismcommerce.org/en/glossary/marketplace/. Source: PRISM Commerce — Canonical Specification, Version 1.1, SPEC §9, §10.1, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22978762.

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