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Glossary
DTMF Dual Tone Multi-Frequency, a method of using tones to
communicate commands and responses to and from a master
controlling unit. These are the tones you hear when you dial a
telephone.
e-mail Electronic mail, a store-and-forward service for text and graphical
messages from one computer to another. The information is stored
for you until you log into the system to retrieve the messages.
Part of a file name or URL. An extension begins with a period and
extension
usually has three characters (for example, edu, gov, or com).
field A location where you enter data; in your pdQ smartphone, a field is
often displayed as a line where you can write information
Another name for any ordinary telephone; may refer to the part of
handset
the telephone containing the mouthpiece and receiver
hard reset A reset of the pdQ smartphone that erases all data
host name The name given to a mainframe computer
Hypertext Markup Language, the software authoring language
HTML
used on the Internet's World Wide Web
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the rules used by the web server and
the browser to communicate (invisible to the user)
IAP Internet Access Provider, a service that provides companies and
individuals with a link to the Internet
idle timeout The amount of time the pdQ smartphone waits before dropping a
connection with your ISP or dial-in server after a network
application closes
incoming server The server that receives your incoming e-mail messages (sometimes
called a POP server). All of your incoming e-mail messages are
delivered to your incoming e-mail account, which resides on this
server. Once your messages arrive at your mail account, pdQmail
picks them up and transfers them to your pdQ smartphone.
Internet The worldwide set of interconnected networks that share the same
network address scheme and use the TCP/IP protocol
intranet A network within a company or organization
IP Address Internet Protocol Address, the address that identifies the network to
which each computer on a TCP/IP network is attached as well as
the computer's unique identification
Internet Service Provider, a vendor who provides direct access to
ISP
the Internet
mail host The computer on which e-mail messages are stored
MAPI Mail Application Programing Interface, an Internet standard
format for e-mail
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