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Term or abbreviation |
Meaning |
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3G |
3rd generation (3G) mobile phone technology. |
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3GPP |
3rd Generation Partnership Project. A collaboration agreement, aimed at producing technical specifications and announcements about different mobile information technologies. |
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API |
Application Programming Interface. A set of definitions, which present the ways of how things communicate inside a software application. It provides the functions the application can use to operate. |
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Avkon |
Symbian extensions and modifications to Uikon and other parts of the Symbian OS application framework. |
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BIO |
Bearer Independent Objects. |
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Bluetooth |
A specification for short-range wireless communication. |
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Capability |
A capability grants access to a set of APIs, directories, and files. Most capabilities are given at installation. An application signature determines its capabilities. |
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Certificate |
A certificate verifies digitally information such as vendor or source. Usually based ion a public key received from certificate authority used to validate by the signature. |
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CLDC |
Connected Limited Device Configuration. Defines the base set of application programming interfaces and a virtual machine for resource constrained devices like mobile phones. |
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CSS |
Cascading Style Sheets. A mechanism for adding style, color, or spacing to Web documents. |
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DRM |
Digital Rights Management |
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ECOM |
Symbian OS framework for plug-in DLLs which allows sending and receiving of SMS messages. |
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EGL |
OpenGL ES native platform graphics interface |
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GPRS |
General Packet Radio System. A radio technology for GSM networks. Transmission rates with theoretical maximum of 171.2 Kbps |
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GSM |
Global System for Mobile communications. Digital mobile phone system |
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GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
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HSCSD |
High Speed Circuit Switched Data. Data communications technology for GSM with transmission rates between 14.4Kbps and 57.6 Kbps. |
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HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Data transfer protocol. |
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IrDA |
IrDA Infrared Data Association. An association which defines the specifications for infrared communications between different devices. |
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IDE |
Integrated Development Environment. |
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IMAP4 |
Internet Message Access Protocol. E-mail protocol. |
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Java |
An object-oriented programming language, which offers compatibility on different platforms. This is achieved by using Java Virtual Machine (JVM), which operates on top the operating system and interprets the application, which has to be compiled before use. JVM offers information security with its sand-box implementation, which means that the application is not allowed to use resources outside of its context. |
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JAD |
A text file containing information about the MIDlet, such as where to download its JAR from and how to execute it. |
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JAR |
Compressed archives file containing the MIDlet classes and any required resources. |
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JCP |
Java Community Process. Sun-organized community, which centralizes the development of Java language. |
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JSR |
Java Specification Request. A document addressed to JCP, which proposes new specifications to be created or the old ones to be changed. |
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JME |
JavaTM Platform Micro Edition. A platform that has a Java API collection for embedded consumer products, like mobile phones. It uses MIDP profile which has two configurations, CLDC and CDC of which the CLDC is used with mobile phones. |
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MIDP |
Mobile Information Device Profile. A Java specification for embedded devices. |
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MMS |
Multimedia Messaging System. Similar to SMS, it is used in sending and receiving multimedia messages via mobile telephones and e-mail. |
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MTM |
Message Type Module |
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OBEX |
Object Exchange. A transfer of objects such as files or data between two devices, for example, by Infrared or Bluetooth. |
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OMA |
Open Mobile Alliance. An alliance which facilitates usage of mobile data services. It delivers specifications for mobile application .technology, targeting at promoting interoperability. |
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OpenGL |
Open Graphics Language. A programming language used in providing 2- and 3-dimensional graphics on different platforms. |
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OTA |
Over-the-Air. |
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PCconnectivity |
A possibility to connect the device to a personal computer and use this connection (e.g. via a cable) to transfer information. |
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RTC |
Real-Time Clock. A computer clock, which maintains the time for the device either power on or off. |
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SyncML |
Synchronization Markup Language. A platform independent information synchronization standard, used e.g. in synchronizing contact lists and calendars between two different devices. |
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SDK |
Software Development Kit. |
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SMS |
Short Message Service Text. Messaging service in GSM networks. |
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SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. E-mail protocol. |
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TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. |
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UI |
User Interface. |
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Uikon |
A UI and control framework common to all Symbian OS devices. |
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VCalendar |
Data format for exchanging calendar and scheduling information. |
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vCard |
An electronic business card, which holds information like person's name, different addresses, telephone numbers etc. It is used in changing information between different end-user machines. |
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WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol. A protocol used in mobile data transfer. |
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WCMDA |
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology. |
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WTAI |
Wireless Telephony Application Interface. WAP tools for creating telephony applications. |
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WML |
Wireless Markup Language. XML-based markup language optimized for mobile devices with small screen. |
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WTLS |
Wireless Transport Layer Security. The WTLS layer provides privacy, data integrity and authentication for WAP. |
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XHTML |
eXtensible HyperText Markup Language. A markup language used in expressing the contents of a Web page. As based on XML, the language is stricter than its closest relative language, HTML. |