Gud Evening Guys!
As some of my sms subscribers and blog readers requested, I am posting some helpful hints about a few commonly heard abbreviations and jargons among the mobile phone users. Hope at least a few of you will learn something new from this. Here we go....
SMS = Short Service Message
MMS = Multimedia Messaging Service
GSM = Global System for Mobile Communications
GPRS = General Packet Radio Service
SIM = Subscriber Identity Module
WAP = Wireless Application Protocol
EDGE = Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
CDMA = Code Division Multiple Access
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display
ALPHA-NUMERIC KEY BOARD/KEY PAD = the conventional keyboard of mobile phones. The keys contain letters and numbers, along with some symbols.
VIRTUAL KEY BOARD = the keyboard which can be temporarily made available on the LCD screen of 'touch screen phones'.
STYLUS = a kind of small stick used instead of fingers on touch screen mobiles.
DUAL SIM PHONE = mobiles which can operate and support two sim cards simultaneously. (Nowadays TRIPPLE and QUADRIPPLE SIM phones are also available).
TEXT (verb) = to send an sms (Example., "Please don't forget to text me the score.")
EAR PIECE = the small embedded speaker through which you listen to the person you are talking to.
MOUTH PIECE = the small embedded microphone which we talk into.
SMILEY = a small icon which is made up of symbols like dots, hyphens, dashes, brackets etc. Every smiley has certain meaning. For example :-) shows happiness. :-( shows sadness. ;-) symbolises winking of an eye.
If you have any confusion regarding any of these terms, don't hesitate to let me know by commenting after going through the article. Thank you.
Regards
Jacob (Nova English Campus)
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