Symbian development Glossary

This article will focus on the Symbian development glossary. By studying the glossary, we can understand the concepts and usage of each term. I hope this article will help you gain some insights.

Symbian development Glossary

Bluetooth, short-range wireless communication specifications.

GPRS sgeneralpacketradiosystem) is a wireless group Switching Technology Based on the GSM system. The theoretical maximum data transmission rate is 171.2 Kbps.

GSMGlobalSystemforMobilecommunications) Global Mobile Communication System, a digital mobile phone system.

GUIGraphicalUserInterface) graphical user interface.

HSCSDHighSpeedCircuitSwitchedData) high-speed circuit data exchange, a GSM data communication technology developed in Symbian, data transmission rate between 14.4Kbps to 57.6Kbps

HTTPHyperTextTransferProtocol) Hypertext Transfer Protocol, a data transmission protocol.

IDEIntegratedDevelopmentEnvironment) integrated development environment.

IMAP4InternetMessageAccessProtocol) Internet message storage protocol, an email transmission protocol.

IrDA infrared communication, a protocol suite for data exchange through infrared.

J2MEJava platinum 2 MicroEdition) is the Java2 mobile edition used to consume devices.

The Java runtime object-oriented development language and application runtime environment have become industry standards.

MIDPMobileInformationDeviceProfile) mobile information device description. It is an API extension for CLDC and supports the mobile phone market.

MMSMultimediaMessagingService) Multimedia Messaging Service, defined by 3GPP. The message content includes text, images, and audio data.

Object Exchange Protocol-Symbian development is used for the transmission of objects such as files or data through two devices, such as infrared or Bluetooth.

OTAOver-the-Air) wireless download in the Air.

POP3PostOfficeProtocol) is an email receiving protocol.

SDKSoftwareDevelopmentKit.

SMSShortMessageService) Short Message Service, short message service in the GSM network.

SMTPSimpleMailTransferProtocol) Simple Mail transmission protocol, an E-mail sending protocol.

SyncML is an industry standard for synchronizing common remote data and personal information.

TCP/IPTransmissionControlProtocol) Symbian is developed for transmission control protocol, Internet protocol, and Internet standard protocol.

UIUserInterface) user interface.

Uikon all SymbianOS devices share a framework based on user interfaces and controls.

VCalendar is a data format used to exchange calendar and schedule information.

VCard is a data format for e-commerce business cards.

WAPWirelessApplicationProtocol) is an optimization protocol designed for content browsing through mobile networks in Symbian development.

WMLWirelessMarkupLanguage) wireless markup language, XML-based markup language and optimized for small-screen mobile devices

WTAIWirelessTelephonyApplicationInterface) wireless phone application interface, create a WAP tool for the phone application.

WTLSWirelessTransportLayerSecurity) wireless transmission security layer. The WTLS layer provides data encryption, data integrity verification, and authentication mechanisms for WAP.

XHTMLExtensibleHTML) extensible HTML, XML-based markup language.