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ACH
Automated Clearing House. An electronic network for credit and debit Transactions, such as on-line bill payments or income from credit cards. ACH Transactions do not have check numbers associated with them.
API
Application Programming Interface. Specifies how software components interact with each other. An API documents and specifies program Routines, Data Structures, Object Classes and Variables.
Town Trip
Purchases made for the Community or Communards using communal funds, usually with cash. Communards are given a set amount of money, record their purchases, return any remaining money, and account for the Town Trip using a Trip Entry.
Wireframe
A visual guide that represents the skeletal framework of a website. A wireframe displays the overall page layout and the arrangement of its elements. Wireframes may not depict the final style, color or graphics of a website. Also known as Page Schematics or Screen Blueprints.