Sony Ericsson P910i User Guide - Page 194

This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. 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. SMIL Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language. Used by MMS to describe how media items are to be played. 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 email from an email 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. URL Uniform Resource Locator. Points to a service or information on the Internet, for example: http://www.SonyEricsson.com USB Universal Serial Bus. A plug-and-play interface between a computer and add-on devices (such as audio players, joysticks, keyboards, phones, scanners, and printers). With USB, a new device can be added to your computer without having to add an adapter card or even having to turn the computer off. USSD Unstructured Supplementary Services Data. Narrow-band GSM data service. For example entering *79*1234# might return the stock price for stock 1234. vCal; vCalendar vCalendar defines a transport and platform-independent format for exchanging calendar and scheduling information for use in 194 Terms and definitions