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WAP Service Developer's Guide for Nokia Series 40
Version 1.0
Copyright © 2002. Nokia Corporation. All rights reserved.
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B. LIST OF 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. You
cannot download a single card in a deck; you must download the entire
deck. 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 number keys are pressed.
GPRS (General Packet
Radio
Service)
Mobile service, which gives a packet switched access over GSM to
external data networks with high-peak transfer capacity.
Hyperlink A link within a document or card that allows quick navigation to another
document (card).
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.
Multiple selection list A selection list, which allows the user to scroll and select several (or none)
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.
Selection list List of user-selectable options.
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.
T9 in WAP Predictive text input in browser input fields.
Word wrapping Formatting rule for text appearance. Specified in Editing (UI components).
WML (Wireless Markup
Language)
Markup language based on Extensible Markup Language (XML), which is
intended for use in specifying content and user interface for narrowband
devices, including mobile phones and pagers.
WTAI Feature that provides the means to create telephony applications by using
a WAE user-agent with the appropriate WTAI function libraries.