Delivery (commerce), the Glossary
Delivery is the process of transporting goods from a source location to a predefined destination.[1]
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Airline
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and/or freight.
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Amazon (company)
Amazon.com, Inc., doing business as Amazon, is an American multinational technology company, engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
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Armored car (valuables)
An armored vehicle (also known as an armored cash transport car, security van, or armored truck) is an armored van or truck used to transport valuables, such as large quantities of money or other valuables, especially for banks or retail companies.
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Autorack
An autorack, also known as an auto carrier (also car transporter outside the US), is a specialized piece of railroad rolling stock used to transport automobiles and light trucks.
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Battery electric vehicle
A battery electric vehicle (BEV), pure electric vehicle, only-electric vehicle, fully electric vehicle or all-electric vehicle is a type of electric vehicle (EV) that exclusively uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs, with no secondary source of propulsion (a hydrogen fuel cell, internal combustion engine, etc.).
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Bicycle
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other.
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Breaking bulk (law)
In law, breaking bulk is the act of removing something from a package or parcel, or in any way destroying its entirety.
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Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves), in a one-to-many model.
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Bus
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but less than the average rail transport.
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Car
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels.
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Car carrier trailer
A car carrier trailer, also known as a car-carrying trailer, car hauler, or auto transport trailer, is a type of trailer or semi-trailer designed to efficiently transport passenger vehicles via truck.
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Cargo
In transportation, freight refers to goods conveyed by land, water or air, while cargo refers specifically to freight when conveyed via water or air.
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Cargo aircraft
A cargo aircraft (also known as freight aircraft, freighter, airlifter or cargo jet) is a fixed-wing aircraft that is designed or converted for the carriage of cargo rather than passengers.
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Cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another.
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Casual courier
A casual courier is an everyday traveler who informally delivers packages for shippers.
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Clothes dryer
A clothes dryer (tumble dryer, drying machine, or simply dryer) is a powered household appliance that is used to remove moisture from a load of clothing, bedding and other textiles, usually after they are washed in a washing machine.
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Commerce
Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered distribution and transfer of goods and services on a substantial scale and at the right time, place, quantity, quality and price through various channels from the original producers to the final consumers within local, regional, national or international economies.
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Computer network
A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes.
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Concrete mixer
A concrete mixer (also cement mixer) is a device that homogeneously combines cement, aggregate (e.g. sand or gravel), and water to form concrete.
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Conversion van
A conversion van is a full-sized cargo van that is sent to third-party companies to be outfitted with various luxuries for road trips and camping.
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Courier
A courier is a person or organization that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Delivery (commerce) and courier are distribution (marketing).
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Crop
A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence.
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Cutaway van chassis
Cutaway van chassis are used by second stage manufacturers for a wide range of completed motor vehicles.
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Delivery drone
A delivery drone is a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed to transport items such as packages, medicines, foods, postal mails, and other light goods.
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Delivery robot
A delivery robot is an autonomous robot that provides "last mile" delivery services.
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Distribution (marketing)
Distribution is the process of making a product or service available for the consumer or business user who needs it, and a distributor is a business involved in the distribution stage of the value chain. Delivery (commerce) and distribution (marketing) are business terms.
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Dog sled
A dog sled or dog sleigh is a sled pulled by one or more sled dogs used to travel over ice and through snow.
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DoorDash
DoorDash, Inc. is an American company operating online food ordering and food delivery.
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Dump truck
A dump truck, known also as a dumping truck, dump trailer, dumper trailer, dump lorry or dumper lorry or a dumper for short, is used for transporting materials (such as dirt, gravel, or demolition waste) for construction as well as coal.
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E-commerce
E-commerce (electronic commerce) is the activity of electronically buying or selling products on online services or over the Internet. Delivery (commerce) and e-commerce are distribution (marketing).
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Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.
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Electrical grid
An electrical grid (or electricity network) is an interconnected network for electricity delivery from producers to consumers.
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Factory
A factory, manufacturing plant or production plant is an industrial facility, often a complex consisting of several buildings filled with machinery, where workers manufacture items or operate machines which process each item into another.
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Farm
A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production.
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Fast food
Fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service.
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FedEx
FedEx Corporation, originally Federal Express Corporation, is an American multinational conglomerate holding company focused on transportation, e-commerce and business services based in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Final good
A final good or consumer good is a final product ready for sale that is used by the consumer to satisfy current wants or needs, unlike an intermediate good, which is used to produce other goods.
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Fishing vessel
A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish and other valuable nektonic aquatic animals (e.g. shrimps/prawns, krills, coleoids, etc.) in the sea, lake or river.
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Flatbed truck
A flatbed truck (or flatbed lorry in British English) is a type of truck the bodywork of which is just an entirely flat, level 'bed' with no sides or roof.
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Freight transport
Freight transport, also referred as freight forwarding, is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo.
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General aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations except for commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services for other purposes.
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Gig worker
Gig workers are independent contractors, online platform workers, contract firm workers, on-call workers, and temporary workers.
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Google LLC is an American multinational corporation and technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence (AI).
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Grubhub
Grubhub Inc. (stylized in all caps) is an American online and mobile prepared food ordering and delivery platform based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Harper Valley PTA
"Harper Valley PTA" is a country song written by Tom T. Hall, which in 1968 became a major international hit single for country singer Jeannie C. Riley.
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Heating oil
Heating oil is any petroleum product or other oil used for heating; it is a fuel oil.
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Horse-drawn vehicle
A horse-drawn vehicle is a piece of equipment pulled by one or more horses.
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Icebox
An icebox (also called a cold closet) is a compact non-mechanical refrigerator which was a common early-twentieth-century kitchen appliance before the development of safely powered refrigeration devices.
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Iceman (occupation)
An iceman is someone who sells or delivers ice from a wagon, cart, or motor-truck.
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Information Age
The Information Age (also known as the Third Industrial Revolution, Computer Age, Digital Age, Silicon Age, New Media Age, Internet Age, or the Digital Revolution) is a historical period that began in the mid-20th century.
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Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices.
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Jeannie C. Riley
Jeannie C. Riley (born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson; October 19, 1945) is an American country music and gospel singer.
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Kogan Page
Kogan Page is an independent publishing company founded in 1967 and headquartered in London, with branches in New York and New Delhi.
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Landscaping
Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including the following.
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Laundry
Laundry is the washing of clothing and other textiles, and, more broadly, their drying and ironing as well.
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Logistics
Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption according to the needs of customers. Delivery (commerce) and Logistics are business terms and distribution (marketing).
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The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels.
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Mail order
Mail order is the buying of goods or services by mail delivery.
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Medical imaging
Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology).
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Merchant ship
A merchant ship, merchant vessel, trading vessel, or merchantman is a watercraft that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire.
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Milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals.
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Milk delivery
Milk delivery is a delivery service dedicated to supplying milk, typically in bottles or cartons, to customers' homes.
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Milk float
A milk float is a vehicle specifically designed for the delivery of fresh milk.
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Milkman joke
In English-speaking culture, a milkman joke is a joke cycle exploiting fear of adultery and mistaken paternity, insinuating that a woman had cheated on her husband with the milkman.
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Mobile app
A mobile application or app is a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a phone, tablet, or watch.
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Motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or, if three-wheeled, a trike) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar from a saddle-style seat.
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Multi-stop truck
A multi-stop truck (also known as a step van, walk-in van, delivery van, or bread truck; "truck" and "van" are interchangeable) is a type of commercial vehicle designed to make multiple deliveries or stops, with easy access to the transported cargo held in the rear.
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Natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.
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Oil tanker
An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a ship designed for the bulk transport of oil or its products.
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Online food ordering
Online food ordering is the process of ordering food, for delivery or pickup, from a website or other application.
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Outlet store
An outlet store, factory outlet or factory store is a brick and mortar or online store where manufacturers sell their merchandise directly to the public.
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Pack animal
A pack animal, also known as a sumpter animal or beast of burden, is an individual or type of working animal used by humans as means of transporting materials by attaching them so their weight bears on the animal's back, in contrast to draft animals which pull loads but do not carry them.
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Package delivery
Package delivery or parcel delivery is the delivery of shipping containers, parcels, or high-value mail as single shipments.
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Parcel locker
A parcel locker is an automated postal box that allows users for a self-service collection of parcels and oversize letters as well as the dispatch of parcels.
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Passenger
A passenger is a person who travels in a vehicle, but does not bear any responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination or otherwise operate the vehicle, and is not a steward.
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Pickup truck
A pickup truck or pickup is a light or medium duty truck that has an enclosed cabin, and a back end made up of a cargo bed that is enclosed by three low walls with no roof (this cargo bed back end sometimes consists of a tailgate and removable covering).
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Pipeline
A pipeline is a system of pipes for long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas, typically to a market area for consumption.
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Pizza delivery
Pizza delivery is a service in which a pizzeria or pizza chain delivers a pizza to a customer.
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Point of sale
The point of sale (POS) or point of purchase (POP) is the time and place at which a retail transaction is completed.
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Prime Now
Prime Now, LLC is a subsidiary of Amazon that oversees its same-day grocery shopping and delivery service.
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Radionuclide
A radionuclide (radioactive nuclide, radioisotope or radioactive isotope) is a nuclide that has excess numbers of either neutrons or protons, giving it excess nuclear energy, and making it unstable.
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Rail transport
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails.
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Relocation service
Relocation services, employee relocation, military permanent change of station (PCS) or workforce mobility include a range of internal business processes to transfer employees, their families, and/or entire departments of a business to a new location.
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Retail format
The retail format (also known as the retail formula) influences the consumer's store choice and addresses the consumer's expectations.
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Road
A road is a thoroughfare for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians.
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Semi-trailer
A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle.
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Snowmobile
A snowmobile, also known as a snowmachine, motor sled, motor sledge, skimobile, or snow scooter, is a motorized vehicle designed for winter travel and recreation on snow.
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Springer Science+Business Media, commonly known as Springer, is a German multinational publishing company of books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.
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Supermarket
A supermarket is a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food, beverages and household products, organized into sections.
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Trade
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money.
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Trailer (vehicle)
A trailer is an unpowered vehicle towed by a powered vehicle.
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Train
A train (from Old French trahiner, from Latin trahere, "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight.
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Transport
Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another.
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Uber Eats
Uber Eats is an online food ordering and delivery platform launched by the company Uber in 2014.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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Van
A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people.
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Walmart
Walmart Inc. (formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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Warehouse
A warehouse is a building for storing goods.
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Washing machine
A washing machine (laundry machine, clothes washer, washer, or simply wash) is a machine designed to launder clothing.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delivery_(commerce)
Also known as Delivery (business), Delivery Worker, Delivery boy, Delivery driver, Delivery man, Delivery truck, Delivery vehicle, Deliveryman, Deliveryperson, Home delivery, Local delivery.
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