Glossary - Palm Bluetooth Card Handbook

Whiteboard application that allows handheld users utilizing
BlueBoard
Bluetooth technology to collaborate on drawings.
Messaging application that allows handheld users with
BlueChat
Bluetooth technology to exchange text in real time.
Application that provides a step-by-step interface for
Bluetooth
application
connecting to a phone, laptop computer, or wireless LAN access
point.
see Palm Bluetooth Card.
Bluetooth Card
Technology enabling flexible, inexpensive, easy-to-use wireless
Bluetooth
technology
connectivity between devices; underlying technology of the
Palm™ Bluetooth Card.
1. Name that appears on your handheld when you discover
device name
another device within range; 2. Name that other users see when
they discover/connect with your handheld.
Process of finding and connecting with one or more devices
discovery
equipped with Bluetooth technology.
General Packet Radio Service; high-speed packet data
GPRS
technology enabling "always on" network connectivity and
high-speed wireless data transmission from a GSM phone.
Global System for Mobile Communications; digital technology
GSM
providing integrated voicemail, high-speed data, fax, paging,
and SMS capabilities for GSM mobile phone subscribers.
User who initiates a connection with other users in a Bluetooth
host
Card collaborative application.
Procedure that exchanges and updates data and applications
HotSync ®
operation
between your handheld and your computer.
Internet Service Provider; service provider enabling dial-up
ISP
access to the Internet.
Amount of time required to establish a connection to a remote
latency
device or devices.

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