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Shopping cart software is software used in e-commerce to simulate a shopping cart.
The software allows online shopping customers to "place" items in the cart. Upon "checkout" the software calculates a total for the order including shipping and handling (i.e. post and packing).
Technical definition
These applications typically provide a means of capturing a client's credit card information, but they rely on the software module of the secure gateway provider, in conjunction with the secure payment gateway, in order to conduct secure credit card transactions online.
Some setup must be done in the HTML code of the website, and the shopping cart software must be installed on the server which hosts the site, or on the secure server which accepts sensitive ordering information. E-shopping carts are usually implemented using HTTP cookies or query strings.
Cart software can be generally categorized into two categories. Download-and-install: this is most often associated with a one-time fee, although there are many free products available as well.
Hosted service: from a hosted service provider and is generally paid for on a monthly/annual basis; also known as the application service provider (ASP) software model. This model often has predefined templates that a user can choose from to customize their look and feel. Colors can be chosen as well as logos etc. Some of these services also charge a percentage of sales in addition to the monthly fee.
See also
External links
- Technical Definition Source Merchant services glossary of terms
- Shopping cart video demonstration Shows a video example as well as screen shots of a hosted service shopping cart
"Shopping cart software"