Vermont § 271 - Definitions For purposes of this chapter:

§ 271. Definitions For purposes of this chapter:

• (1) “Agreement” means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or
  inferred from other circumstances and from rules, regulations, and procedures given
  the effect of agreements under laws otherwise applicable to a particular transaction. (2) “Automated transaction” means a transaction conducted or performed, in whole or in
  part, by electronic means or electronic records, in which the acts or records of one
  or both parties are not reviewed by an individual in the ordinary course in forming
  a contract, performing under an existing contract, or fulfilling an obligation required
  by the transaction. (3) “Computer program” means a set of statements or instructions to be used directly or
  indirectly in an information processing system in order to bring about a certain result. (4) “Consumer” means an individual who obtains, through a transaction, products or services
  that are used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, and also means
  the legal representative of such an individual. (5) “Contract” means the total legal obligation resulting from the parties’ agreement
  as affected by this chapter and other applicable law. (6) “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless,
  optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (7) “Electronic agent” means a computer program or an electronic or other automated means
  used independently to initiate an action or respond to electronic records or performances
  in whole or in part, without review or action by an individual. (8) “Electronic record” means a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received,
  or stored by electronic means. (9) “Electronic signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or
  logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent
  to sign the record. (10) “Governmental agency” means an executive, legislative, or judicial agency, department,
  board, commission, authority, institution, or instrumentality of the federal government
  or of a state or of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of a state. (11) “Information” means data, text, images, sounds, codes, computer programs, software,
  databases, or the like. (12) “Information processing system” means an electronic system for creating, generating,
  sending, receiving, storing, displaying, or processing information. (13) “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership,
  limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public
  corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. (14) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored
  in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (15) “Security procedure” means a procedure employed for the purpose of verifying that
  an electronic signature, record, or performance is that of a specific person or for
  detecting changes or errors in the information in an electronic record