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5 Terms and Abbreviations
Term or Abbreviation Description
Card A single WML unit of navigation and user interface.
Deck A collection of WML cards that is the smallest
downloadable unit. A single card in a deck cannot be
downloaded; the entire deck must be downloaded.
Service developers should be aware of this, and not
create large applications in a single deck.
Do element A way of defining the binding between events (such as
a user selection) and a task (for example, to go
somewhere).
DTMF tone Standard tone used to transmit numeric data via
telephone. Generated when numeric keys are pressed.
GUI Graphical User Interface.
HTML Hypertext Markup Language. The markup language
used for publishing hypertext on the World Wide Web.
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol. An application-level
protocol for transferring HTML documents on the
Internet.
Hyperlink A link within a document or card that allows quick
navigation to another document (card).
IDE Integrated Development Environment. A tool for
application developers.
Input element A markup element that allows for interaction with the
user, that is, letting the user input textual values. These
can be used for inputs to locally stored scripts, or for
parsing to origin servers.
Multiselection list A selection list that allows the user to scroll and select
several (or no) options to be active.
Navigation The concept of moving between menu items, decks,
and cards.
Proportional font A font in which different letter widths do not
necessarily have the same number of pixels. "W" and
"I" are good examples.
SDK Software Development Kit. A kit for software
developers that includes, e.g., emulator, sample codes,
reference documentation.
Selection list List of user-selectable options.
SIS Symbian Installation System. A system that provides a
simple and consistent user interface for installing
applications, data, or configuration information to
Symbian OS devices. Symbian OS applications are
installed to the device packaged in installation (.sis)
files.
Soft key The phone has one or more function keys whose
function depends on the state of the phone. These keys
are called soft keys because there is an associated text
on the display.
UI User Interface.
URL Uniform Resource Locator. String that identifies
resources in the Web.
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