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By F. John Reh, About.com

Definition: BPO is the abbreviation for Business Process Offshoring or Business Process Outsourcing. It refers to the practice of (mostly Western) companies outsourcing functions like customer care and billing services.
Examples: BPO has created many new call center jobs in India.
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