Glossary

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This refers to the stage in the e-commerce process when a customer has successfully selected products or services, provided payment information, and confirmed their purchase. The order is placed, and the e-commerce platform generates an order confirmation for the customer.

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OTP verification

As the name suggests, OTP is a one-time use, temporary, secure PIN code that is issued to you via SMS or email to prevent identity threats

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Dangerous Goods

Dangerous goods refer to certain hazardous goods that the secretary of transportation has recognized as dangerous and are capable of imposing a threat to health, safety, and property while being shipped. Most courier firms ban the shipment of certain items because of the nature of the goods. These items must be carried with extreme caution and must be declared prior to shipment. Some harmful commodities are forbidden from shipping by one or more modes of transportation. Because of their chemical or physical qualities, certain commodities are designated as DG goods. Crackers, gases, flammable liquids, corrosive substances, and so on are examples.

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FAD

The first delivery attempt for a shipment.

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Unified Tracking

Unified tracking refers to the provision that allows users to track all their orders from a single platform. This eliminates restrictions on having multiple tracking portals, you can track all your shipments on a single dashboard. Order tracking while shipping from multiple carrier partners can be vigorous if you don't have unified tracking system.

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