Glossary
To help you understand
the main technical terms
and abbreviations used in
this booklet and to take full
advantage of the features on
your mobile phone, here are a
few definitions.
Call Barring
The ability to restrict outgoing
and incoming calls.
Call Divert
The ability to reroute calls to
another number.
Call Waiting
The ability to inform users that
they have an incoming call when
engaged on another call.
GPRS (General Packet Radio
Service)
GPRS guarantees continuous
connection to the Internet for
mobile phone and computer
users. It is based on the
Global System for Mobile
Communication (GSM) circuit-
switched cellular phone
connections and the Short
Message Service (SMS).
GSM (Global System for
Mobile Communication)
International standard for cellular
communication, guaranteeing
compatibility between the
various network operators. GSM
covers most European countries
and many other parts of the
world.
Java
Programming language
generating applications that can
run on all hardware platforms,
whether small, medium or large,
without modification.
It has been promoted for and
geared heavily towards the Web,
both for public Web sites and
Intranets. When a Java program
runs from a Web page, it is called
a Java applet. When it is run on
a mobile phone or pager, it is
called a MIDlet.
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