Alphanumeric
: Alphanumeric is a term referring to
information that contains a combination of alphabetic letters or
words ("alphas") and numbers ("numerics"). Punctuation and other
symbols are also usually interpreted to be included in the term
alphanumeric. Alphanumeric displays are those that can show at
least all of the letters of the alphabet and the numbers 0 to 9.
Alphanumeric Directory Alphanumeric Directory refers to the part of
a phone that stores the user's list of names and phone numbers, so
that they may be easily retrieved. Alphanumeric DisplayAlphanumeric
Display is the display output device on a phone, typically an LCD
screen, which has the ability to display both text and numbers.
Alphanumeric Memory DialAlphanumeric Memory Dial is a special type
of dial-from-memory option on mobile phone handsets, which enables
the name of an individual and their phone number to both be
displayed for dialling purposes. This feature is now an accepted
standard on modern mobile phones. Alternatively, the name can also
be recalled by typing the letters on the phone keypad. By contrast,
the standard memory dial feature will recall just the numbers from
a number-only location. Alphanumeric MessagingAlphanumeric
Messaging is the capability of a phone to send and receive messages
(e.g. SMS messages) that contain both text and numbers |
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American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
: Also known as: ASCII The American Standard
Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) is a standard coding
system developed by the USA Standards Institute. ASCII is
universally used to represent letters, numbers, punctuation marks,
symbols and control codes, which makes it possible to pass data
between computers and within communication systems (e.g. to mobile
phones). Digital equipment can only understand numbers, and ASCII
code gives every symbol or character a unique number in order to
identify it. The coding system is efficient, with each character
being represented by a single byte. There is a basic character set
of 128 codes numbered 0 to 127 (which uses 7 bits per character),
or an extended character set of 256 codes numbered 0 to 255 (which
uses 8 bits per character). ASCII files appear as unformatted plain
text, i.e. without any tabs, bold, italics, or other codes that
word processors introduce when formatting text. ASCII files are the
standard text format for SMS messages |
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AMPS
: Also known as: Advanced Mobile Phone Service
Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) is a first generation analogue
cellular telephone system that originated in the USA in the 1980s.
AMPS is still the most widely deployed cellular system in the
United States, and has been used in other countries of North and
South America, as well as the Asia/Pacific region, although it is
not compatible with European mobile phone standards. AMPS can be
found in countries such as Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, New
Zealand, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Israel. AMPS
operates in the 800 and 900 MHz frequency bands. Frequency Division
Multiple Access (FDMA) is used to divide each band of operating
frequencies into 30 kHz channels. Adjacent cells will then employ
different channels for their transmitted and received signals, so
that one cell does not interfere with another, and as a user moves
between cells the channels change without any noticeable
transition. AMPS was updated with digital cellular service, i.e.
digital AMPS (DAMPS), by adding Time Division Multiple Access
(TDMA) to each channel |
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AMS
: automated manufacturing system |
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Animated Screensaver
: Animated screensaver is a changing pattern or
animation, which replaces the original screen image when a mobile
phone has been idle for a predetermined period of time. The use of
a screensaver is designed to prevent damage that might result when
fixed bright images remain on the screen for long periods. Only the
more recent mobile phone models currently include animated
screensavers |
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Animation
: Animation is a moving image produced by
sequentially displayed image frames, which creates the illusion of
movement. Mobile phone animations usually consist of short,
animated greetings and messages in a variety of sizes, colours, and
levels of complexity |
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ANN
: artificial neural network |
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Answering Machine
: Answering machine is a device that
automatically answers a telephone call when the recipient is for
some reason unable to answer it personally. Typically, a user
stores an outgoing message to tell callers that the phone cannot be
answered personally, and the caller is then requested to leave a
recorded message stating the purpose of their call, which the user
can playback at a convenient time. Conventional landline answering
machines often use magnetic tape or a microchip memory to record
messages. Some mobile handsets are capable of storing messages in
their internal memory, and most mobile operators provide an
answering service whereby subscribers can dial a special number and
listen to their stored messages |
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Ariel
: Also known as: antenna The antenna (or aerial)
is the physical part of a mobile phone that is designed to receive
or transmit the radio frequency signals, which the�handset uses to
communicate with the telephone network. A mobile may contain an
internal antenna that is concealed within its case, or there may be
a short or stubby external antenna that protrudes about 3 cm or
more outside the case. Some mobile phones include an FM radio, and
in this case the headset lead usually acts as the radio's antenna.
The headset must then be connected to the phone to ensure good
reception |
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Array
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An Array is just a computer term for a: List or
Vector. is one of the simplest date
sturctures,
and are useful in Flash, and there are numerous uses for Arrays in other
programs.
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ASCII
: American standard code for information
interchange |
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ATM
: automatic teller machine |
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Audible Keypad Tone
: Audible Keypad Tone is a facility that can be
set on some handsets, which causes them to play a tone when the
keys are pressed, so confirming that they have operated correctly.
This was introduced to reduce airtime charges to incorrect numbers,
although it also provides a better interface and positive feedback
for the user. The sound played is usually the DTMF tone relevant to
that particular number, and for consistency, another non-DTMF tone
can be played when control keys are pressed |
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Authoring Software
:
A category of software [which] lets you make a web page without
having any knowledge of HTML.
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Automatic Answer
: Automatic answer is a phone feature that
allows a recipient to answer a call without the need to press any
keys. Once the phone has started to ring the conversation can be
started immediately, because the sound of the recipient's voice
speaking into the phone's microphone will trigger the answering of
the call |
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Automatic Backlight
: Automatic backlighting means that touching any
key will illuminate the display and keypad for ease of viewing. The
backlight will turn itself off automatically after a preset period,
so avoiding excessive drain on the battery. This feature will only
be available on mobile phones that have a backlight |
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Automatic Redial
: Automatic redial is a feature designed to make
it easier to dial numbers that are engaged. After the dialled
number is found to be engaged, the phone will either repeatedly
redial the number automatically, or it can be set to redial by
pressing the appropriate key. This feature saves the user from
dialling the number many times until a ringing tone can be
obtained. Automatic redial will usually operate for a set number of
redials before giving up, to avoid the negative consequences of
battery drain, blocking the phone, and causing unnecessary network
traffic |
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AVI
: audio video interleave |
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