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PIM
PersonalInformation Management.
SC
Service Centre(for SMS).
Service provider
A companythat provides services and
subscriptionsto mobile phone users.
SI
Service Indication.
SL
Service Loading.
SIM card
SubscriberIdentity Module card – a card that
must beinserted in any GSM-based mobile
phone. It contains subscriber details, securi ty
informationand memory for a personal directory
of numbers. The card can be a small plug-in t ype
or creditcard-sized, but both types have the
same functions. The T68i uses the small plug-in
card.
SMS
Short MessageService. Allows messages of up
to 160 characters to be sent and received via the
network operator'smessage centre to a mobile
phone.
SS
SupplementaryServices.
SyncML
An open standardfor synchronization of all
devicesa ndapplications over any network.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
UMTS
Universal MobileTelecommunications System.
The telecommunicationssystem, incorporating
mobile cellularand other functionality, that is the
subjectof standards produced by 3GPP.
URL
UniformResource Locator.
USSD
UnstructuredSupplementary Services Data.
VAD
VoiceActivated Dialling.
VAS
Value Ad ded Ser vice.
vCalendar
vCalendardefines a transport and platform-
independentformat for exchanging calendar and
scheduling information for use in PIMs/PDAs and
group schedulers. vCalendar is specif ied by IETF.
vCard
vCardautomates the exchange of personal
information typically found on a traditional
businesscard, for use in applications such as
Internet mail, voice mail,Web browsers,
telephonyapplications, call centres, video
conferences,PIMs /PDAs, pagers, fax, office
equipment,and smart cards. vCard is specified
by IETF.
WAE
WirelessApplication Environment.
WAP
WirelessApplication Protocol. Handheld devices,
low bandwidth,binary coded, a deck/card
metaphorto specify a service. A card is typically
a unit of interaction with the user, that is, either
presentationof information or request for
informationfrom the user. A collection of cards is
calleda deck, which usually constitutes a service.
WAPApplication
A collectionof WML cards, with the new context
attributeset in the entry card.
WAPservice
A WML applicationresiding on a web site.
WBMP
WAP Bitmap.
WBXML
WirelessBinary Extensible Markup Language.
WDP
Wireless Datagr am Protocol.
WML
Wireless Markup Language. A markup language
used forauthoring services, fulfilling the same
purpose asHyperText Markup Language (HTML)
does on the WorldWide Web (WWW). In contrast
to HTML, WML is designed to fit small handheld
devices.