Sony Ericsson M600 manual Terminology and abbreviations

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Terminology and abbreviations

3GPP™	Bookmark
3rd Generation Partnership Project.	A URL and header/title stored in the phone, ena-
	bling the user to go directly to a Web page.

AAC

Advanced Audio Codec.

ALS

Alternate Line Service. A system that allows a user to have more than one line allocated to a single SIM subscription.

AMR

Adaptive Multi-Rate. A variable rate speech coding (compression) method selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM phones.

API

Application Programming Interface

AU, .au

Format for audio data files.

AWT

Abstract Windowing Toolkit. A Java™ Graphical User Interface library.

BMP

Microsoft® Windows Bitmap. A graphics format defined by Microsoft supporting 1, 4, 8 or 18-bit colour depth. No compression, so files can be large.

bps

Bits per second - rate of data flow.

CB

Cell Broadcast. Type of SMS message.

cHTML

A version of HTML optimized for small devices.

CLDC

Connected Limited Device Configuration. The J2ME 'configuration' implemented in M600. CLDC specifies a runtime environment with specifically limited resources, suitable for memory-con- strained devices.

BAE

Beatnik Audio EngineTM

Bearer

Path over which data flows. Specifically in CSD and HSCSD, the type of telephony link from the GSM network to the server - PSTN or ISDN.

Bluetooth™

Bluetooth™ wireless technology is a secure, fast, point-to-multipoint radio connection technology. It is a specification for a small-form factor, low-cost radio solution providing links between mobile com- puters, mobile phones and other portable handheld devices, and connectivity to the Internet. Available from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), www.bluetooth.com.

CLI

Calling Line Identity. Shows the number of the per- son calling you in your mobile phone display. M600 will also display the name and photograph of the caller if they are in Contacts.

You can then make an informed choice as to whether or not to take the call. Bear in mind that not all numbers can be displayed. To use this serv- ice, it must be supported by your network.

COM Port

Defines a serial/RS-232 port within the Windows environment. May be physical (COM1 port on the rear of the PC) or virtual (COM5 port communicat- ing with a PC card modem).

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