In plain English
It means putting a product for sale into the set of chosen items kept in an online cart. That makes the item part of what could be bought later.
In context
Here, it requests that the current product be placed into the online shopping cart for possible purchase later.
- Situation
- Using carts, promotions, checkout, delivery choices, and order confirmation
- What it communicates
- requests adding the current product to the shopping cart
Meaning limits
The term alone does not show that the item has been bought or that any later purchase will happen.
Examples
“She added the lamp to her cart but never checked out.”
“Please add the red mug to your cart while you keep browsing.”