Business World Adopts E-Jargon

Mon., April 3, 2000

Compiled By Bill Sallquist

An e-craze has swept the business world in recent years, resulting in a whole new vocabulary of words beginning with the prefix “e.”

There’s e-mail, e-commerce, eBay and E-Trade, to name just a few.

But the e-trend may be on its last legs. What’s next? Think “i,” “d” and even “k.”

Knight Ridder

* Enlightened progress: Thomas Edison’s best-known invention, the incandescent light bulb, could soon be replaced in scores of devices ranging from traffic signals to automobile brake lights.

Look for light-emitting diodes to gain popularity in a variety of uses as the price difference between diodes and bulbs narrows.

Already, several municipalities have swapped diodes for red lights in traffic signals.

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