Cart

The place in an online store that holds the items you’ve picked before you place an order.

Also called: cart, shopping cart, basket, shopping basket, trolley, bag, shopping bag, checkout, place an order, order total, total, subtotal

What it is for

It lets you manage the order: change quantities, remove items, see the running total and the delivery terms. The cart is usually reachable from anywhere through an icon in the site header.

Where you see it

• E-commerce — a dedicated cart page
• Marketplaces — a side panel, a mini-cart
• Global navigation — a cart icon with a badge

What it is called in code

• cart
• checkout

See also

• Quantity selector — A control that changes a number with increase and decrease buttons, usually a field with “+” and “−” buttons.
• Promo code field — A text field for entering a code of letters and numbers that recalculates the order total.
• Discounted price — A way of showing prices with the original price crossed out, the sale price and the amount you save.