Terms and definitions 183
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OTA
Over The Air. A technology for transmission and reception of
application related configuration information in a wireless
communications system.
PC
Personal Computer.
PCS
Personal Communications Services, often used to describe GSM
1900 networks.
PDA
Personal Digital Assistant. A handheld computer having
functions such as address book, calendar, and so on.
PDF
Portable Document Format. A format created by Adobe for
storing and distributing documents.
Phone book
A memory in the SIM card where phone numbers can be stored
and accessed by name or position.
PIM
Personal Information Management. Generic term for
applications such as Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, and so on.
PIN
A PIN is a personal identification number. PINs are commonly
assigned to bank customers for use with automatic cash
dispensers. They are also used, sometimes with a security token,
for individual access to computer networks or other secure
systems.
PNG
Portable Network Graphics. Format for storing images on file
with data compression but without lowering of quality (loss of
information).
POP3
Post Office Protocol 3 is a standard client/server protocol for
receiving e-mail. The e-mail is received and held for you by
your POP server. Periodically, the P900 Messages application
can check your mail-box on the server and download any mail.
Protocol
In information technology, a protocol is the special set of rules
that end points in a telecommunication connection use when
they communicate. Protocols exist at several levels in a
telecommunication connection.
QQVGA
Quarter Quarter VGA, 160 x 120 pixels.