Flash Viewer Framework API: Glossary

Abbreviations

SWF Shockwave Flash
DLL Dynamic Link Library
OMA Open Mobile Alliance
DRM Digital Rights Management
OS Operating system
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check. Algorithm used to calculate checksum.
MMI Man Machine Interface

Definitions

AS, ActionScript ActionScript is the Flash scripting language that lets you add complex interactivity, playback control, and data display to a Flash document. You can add ActionScript within the Flash authoring environment using the Actions panel or create external ActionScript files using an external edit
Flash Flash is a time line based scripted animation programming environment. The Flash authoring tool allows you to create anything from a simple animation to a complex interactive web application, such as an online store. You can make your Flash applications media rich by adding pictures, sound, and video. Flash includes many features that make it powerful but easy to use, such as drag-and-drop user interface components, built-in behaviors that add ActionScript to your document, and special effects that you can add to objects.
Flash Lite Flash Lite is a profile derived for mobile environments from desktop (full) players. Roughly speaking : Flash Lite 1.1 Player equals to Desktop Flash Player 4 with mobile extensions; Flash Lite 2 equals Desktop Flash Player 7 with mobile extensions; Flash Lite 2.1 equals Desktop Flash Player 7 with mobile extensions.
SWF Adobe Flash file format. Flash content file created by Flash authoring tool.
Flash MMI MMI feature allows flash content to interact with mobile device services. Symbian application developers to develop Flash MMI plug-ins based on Adobe's Flash Lite MMI specification.

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