Glossary - LG KB770 User Manual

Glossary

To help you understand the main
technical terms and abbreviations
used in this booklet and take full
advantage of the feature on your
mobile phone, here are a few
defi nitions.
Call Barring
Ability to restrict outgoing and
incoming calls.
Call Divert
Ability to reroute calls to another
number.
Call waiting
Ability to inform users that they have
an incoming call when engaged on
another call.
GPRS (General Packet Radio
Service)
GPRS guaranties continuous
connection to the Internet for mobile
phone and computer users. It is
based on the Global System for
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Mobile Communication (GSM) circuit-
switched cellular phone connections
and the Short Message Service
(SMS).
GSM (Global System for Mobile
Communication)
International sta ndard for cellular
communication, guaranteeing
compatibility between the various
network operators. GSM covers most
European countries and many other
parts of the world.
JavaTM
Programming language generating
applications that can run on all
hardware platforms, whether
small, medium or large, without
modifi cation. It has been promoted for
and geared heavily to 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.