Computing Dictionary
electronic funds transfer definition
application, communications (EFT, EFTS, - system) Transfer of money initiated through electronic terminal, automated teller machine, computer, telephone, or
magnetic tape. In the late 1990s, this increasingly includes transfer initiated via the
World-Wide Web. The term also applies to credit card and automated bill payments.
Glossary (http://fms.treas.gov/eft/glossary.html).
(1999-12-08)