Glossary
Access Key ID
An alphanumeric token that uniquely identifies a request sender. This ID is
associated with your Secret Access Key.
accessory
An related items, such as a camera, its carrying case and USB cord.
active area
In a shopping cart, this area contains the items that are ready to be purchased.
Amazon marketplace
The feature by which Amazon relates seller items directly to retail catalog items
and content. This feature leverages the retail buying experience and content to
third-party seller items. .
ASIN
(Amazon Standard Item Number ) An alphanumeric token generated and assigned
by Amazon that uniquely identifies an item for sale by Amazon. ASINs are unique
within a locale, not across locales..
Associate ID
An automatically generated unique identifier for a member of the Amazon
Associates program. Also known as Associate tag.
Associate tag
An automatically generated unique identifier for a member of the Amazon
Associates program. Also known as Associate ID.
buyer
A person(s) agreeing to exchange money for an item delivered by a seller.
collection
An ensemble of related items, such as a coordinated set of sheets, pillow cases,
and curtains.
EISBN
(Electronic International Standard Book Number) A token that uniquely identifies
a digital book.
ISBN
(International Standard Book Number) An alphanumeric token that uniquely
identifies a book. A book's EAN is typically set equal to the book's ISBN
JAN
(Japanese Article Number) The equivalent of the EAN that is used in Japan for
products and barcodes.
locale
A region in which Product Advertising API is offered. In each locale, Product
Advertising API offers support in the local language, currency, customs, and local
shipping. Currently, there are seven locales: CA, DE, FR, JP, UK, and US.
merchant
For the purposes of this document, a merchant is a third party who is selling on
the Amazon.com web site but handles their own fulfillment. Merchants help expand
the Amazon.com catalog of sellable items by providing Product Data for products
Amazon.com currently has no data on, or relate their products to products already
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