E-commerce Dictionary
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Faceted search
Faceted search enables users to refine product listings by applying multiple filters based on product attributes. This improves product discovery and user experience in online stores.
Federated PIM
A federated PIM is a setup where product data stays in several source systems and the PIM links and combines it, instead of copying everything into one database.
Feed Delta Processing
Feed delta processing sends only the products and fields that changed since the last update, instead of the full catalog feed.
First-Party Data Strategy
A first-party data strategy is a plan for collecting, combining and using the data customers share directly with your store, such as purchases, site behavior and email signups.
Fuzzy Matching
Fuzzy matching finds text or records that are similar but not identical, using a similarity score to catch typos, abbreviations and word order differences.