HSCSD
High Speed
HTML
HyperText Markup Language.
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol.
IMAP4
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4. Used to collect email from a mail server. Has more features than POP3.
iMelody
A monophonic ringtone format.
IrDA
Infrared Data Association.
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network. Can provide
ISP
Internet Service Provider.
J2ME™
Java2™ Micro Edition – an edition of the Sun Microsystems Java programming/runtime environment specifying two runtime environment 'configurations' aimed at small devices.
Java™ Phone
An API in Java™ used for interacting with a phone.
JFIF
JPEG File Interchange Format
JNI™
Java™ Native Interface
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JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group, best known for the JPG format for still image compression.
Kbps
Kilobits per second – rate of data flow.
LAN
Local Area Network.
MAC Address
Media Access Control address. This is a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node on a network.
MBM
Stands for
ME
Mobile Equipment. (Phone excluding SIM card)
MeT
Mobile Electronic Transactions. An initiative from Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola to establish a secure and consistent framework for mobile transactions.
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface. MIDI defines a protocol and file format which enables music to be described and stored in binary form.
MIDP
Mobile Information Device Profile. An API (or 'profile' in J2ME nomenclature) defined to enable a standard programming API for mobile devices. MIDP compliant applications execute in the restricted environment defined by the CLDC.
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