Sony Ericsson P900 User Guide - Page 184

This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. QVGA Quarter VGA size, typically refers to a portrait oriented screen 240 pixels wide x 320 pixels high. RS232 A standard for serial transmission between computers and peripheral devices SC Service Centre (for SMS). Service Provider A company that provides services and subscriptions to mobile phone users. SGML A generic markup language for representing documents. SIM A SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card is a 'smart card', inserted into GSM phones, that contains your phone account information. SIM cards can also be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services, for instance to assist operators in providing mobile commerce applications. SMS Short Message Service. Allows messages of up to 160 characters to be sent and received via the network operator's message centre to a mobile phone. SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Protocol used to send e-mail from an e-mail client via an SMTP server. SWIM A SWIM card is a SIM card containing a WIM. SyncML SyncML is a universal protocol for data synchronization, developed by the SyncML Initiative Ltd. TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. TCP/IP is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet. It can also be used as a communications protocol in a private network (either an intranet or an extranet). TLS Transport Layer Security. Used by Web browsers, for example. SMIL Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language. Used by MMS to describe how media items are to be played. URL Uniform Resource Locator. Points to a service or information on the Internet, for example: http://www.SonyEricsson.com 184 Terms and definitions