Glossary Term List

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Our online glossary is here to help you make sense of the terminology used in the cell phone industry. It covers mobile technologies, such as 3G and 4G, and even includes a bit of information on smartphone operating systems and the companies that make the cell phones and other mobile technology devices we all use.

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depth of field - Depth of field refers to the range of distances before and b...

Digital Multimedia Broadcasting [AKA "DMB"] - DMB stands for Digital Multimedia Broadcasting and is a suit...

digital rights management - Digital Rights Management, more commonly referred to simply ...

Digital Subscriber Line [AKA "DSL"] - DSL is a group of networking technologies that allow for WAN...

Digital Subscriber Loop [AKA "DSL"] - DSL is a group of networking technologies that allow for WAN...

Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld [AKA "DVB-H"] - DVB-H is the European standard for digital broadcast televis...

digital zoom - Digital zoom is a software based method of approximating a t...

Direct Push - Direct Push is Microsoft's Push Email system for pushing ema...

DMB - DMB stands for Digital Multimedia Broadcasting and is a suit...

Dopod [AKA "HTC"] - High Tech Computer Corporation, known almost universally by ...

downlink - The downlink part of a network connection on a mobile device...

DRM [AKA "digital rights management"] - Digital Rights Management, more commonly referred to simply ...

DSL - DSL is a group of networking technologies that allow for WAN...

dual-band - Dual-band refers to a device's ability to function on two di...

dual-mode - Dual-mode devices are capable of supporting more than one ne...

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