Electronic data interchange (EDI) is the direct computer-to-computer transfer of business information between applications using a standard message format.

电子数据交换(EDI)是一种软件之间业务消息从计算机到计算机的直接传输，它使用了一个标准的消息格式。

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Through standard message format protocols, several hundred different computers and electronic mail interfaces are able to exchange information with one another.

通过标准的报文格式协议，数百个不同计算机和电子邮件接口互相之间能交换信息。

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The main advantage, and arguably the entire purpose of having a standard message format, is that messages can then be transmitted via any means and it would still look the same to the recipient.

拥有标准消息格式的主要好处就是可以通过任何方法传输消息，并且使消息原样到达接收方，也可以说这就是要求标准消息格式的整个目的。

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In addition to security and speed, SWIFT offers a standard interface to reach pretty much any bank in the world with a standard message format to provide completely automated processing of payments, straight-through processing (STP) in industry terminology.

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