Glossary You Are @ Home/ Glossary A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z O OLE Object Linking and Embedding. An object system created by Microsoft. OLE lets an author invoke different editor components to create a compound document. On Order The amount of goods that has yet to arrive at a location or retail store. This includes all open purchase orders including, but not limited to, orders in transit, orders being picked, and orders being processed through customer service. One-Way Networks The advantages generally live with either the seller or buyer, but not both. B2C websites are one-way networks. Out Of Stock The state of not having inventory at a location and available for distribution or for sell to the consumer (zero inventory).