- complex, cognitive process often defined as &"choosing a particular course of action&" - always more than one possible course of action - decision maker must choose between alternatives
complex, cognitive process of choosing a particular course of action; the thought process of selecting a logical choice from available options. it involves choosing between courses of action.
the term &"web service&" describes a standardized way of integrating web-based applications using the xml, soap, wsdl and uddi open standards over an internet protocol backbone.