Glossary – LG CU920 User Manual

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Glossary

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Glossary

To help you understand the main technical terms and abbreviations used in this

booklet and take full advantage of the feature on your mobile phone, here are

a few definitions.

Call Barring

Ability to restrict outgoing and incoming calls.

Call Divert

Ability to reroute calls to another number.

Call Waiting

Ability to inform users that they have an incoming call when engaged on

another call.

GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)

GPRS guaranties continuous connection to the Internet for mobile phone and

computer users. It is based on the Global System for Mobile Communication

(GSM) circuit-switched cellular phone connections and the Short Message

Service (SMS).

GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication)

International standard for cellular communication, guaranteeing compatibility

between the various network operators. GSM covers most European countries

and many other parts of the world.

Java

Programming language generating applications that can run on all hardware

platforms, whether small, medium or large, without modification. It has been

promoted for and geared heavily to the Web, both for public Web sites and

Intranets. When a Java program runs from a Web page, it is called a Java applet.

When it is run on a mobile phone or pager, it is called a MIDlet.

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