webstore

Internet shopping site

A webstore is a retail website where goods or services are sold online.

The term emphasizes the store-like experience—browsing products, adding items to a cart, checking out—rather than other online transactions like auctions or subscriptions.

Also spelled as two words: web store.

platform

Shopify

E-commerce website builder

Amazon · eBay · template · theme · plugin · hosting · domain · backend · dashboard · analytics

payment

checkout

Payment completion process

  • cartVehicle for hauling
  • PayPalOnline money transfer platform
  • StripeDigital payment infrastructure company

SSL · encryption · transaction · invoice · receipt · currency · promo-code · coupon · installments · Klarna

convenience

one-click

Purchase with single action

streamlined · hassle-free · self-service · intuitive · accessible · time-saving · effortless · simple · filter · sort

fulfillment

shipping

Transporting goods to destinations

inventory · order · dispatch · packaging · returns · exchange · carrier · logistics · stock · backorder

digital-goods

download

Remote-to-local data transfer

  • e-booksElectronic publications
  • softwarePrograms directing computer operations
  • appsMobile software, briefly

streaming · subscription · PDF · mp3 · webinar · audiobook · membership · NFT · template

global

cross-border

Spanning national boundaries

customs · import · export · tax · VAT · duty · translation · time-zone

Opposites
retail channel/medium

webstorestorefront

Retail facade facing street

retail store · shopping mall · department store · boutique · market stall

Family

web, store, website, storage, webbing, webpage, storefront, webshop

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G