In plain English
It tells how far the order has progressed in the seller's job of supplying the items. It indicates whether none, some, or all of what was ordered has been provided to the customer so far.
In context
Here, "fulfillment status" labels the field that reports the order's current state in terms of whether and how fully the seller has provided the ordered items to the customer.
- Situation
- Following order preparation, fulfillment, dispatch, delivery, and collection
- What it communicates
- labels the field that shows the order's fulfillment stage.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not establish any reason for that state or any other aspect of the order beyond the seller's progress in providing the items.
Examples
“The fulfillment status moved from partial to complete when the seller delivered the last three items.”
“Open the order details and confirm that the fulfillment status is still marked partial.”