Acronyms and Glossary
Item Definition
Card A WML card is similar to an HTML page, but WML delivers a set
(deck) of closely related cards. The complete WML page comprises a
collection of various cards, of which only one is visible on the browser
at one time. As each of the cards is labeled by a name and ID, they
can be linked together without difficulty. The WML page provider
determines the content of the card. The browser determines how
this card will be displayed (rendered).
Deck A deck can be described as a stack of cards. When the browser
downloads a WML page, it really is downloading a deck of cards but
only one card in the deck is visible at a time.
HTML HyperText Markup Language. Hyper Text Markup Language is a text-
based way of describing data for transmission over the Internet HTML
is usually used with larger, color displays.
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol is a protocol
that a web server and a web client use to contact each other and
request and deliver files.
LAN Local Area Network
MIME Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions
SDK Software Developer's Kit
URL A URL (Uniform Resource Locator, previously Universal Resource Locator) - is
the address of a file (resource) accessible on the Internet
User-agent The client that initiates a request. These are often browsers, editors,
spiders (web-traversing robots), or other end user tools
W3C The Worldwide Web Consortium, which has become the key
standards body for most of the XML-related technologies.
WAP Wireless Application Protocol is an open global standard for wireless
solutions that includes WML.
WBMP WBMP is a Bitmap graphic format that is required for the integration
of graphics into WML pages.
Well formed An XML document whose tags and data are consistent with XML 1.0
syntax.
WML
Wireless Markup Language is a subset of XML that was developed for
WAP. It allows for text display on a device, card and deck
organization, navigation and linking, and state management. WML
was designed for low-bandwidth, small-display devices. As part of
this design, the concept of a deck of cards was utilized. A single WML
document (i.e., the elements contained with the <wml> document
element) is known as a deck. A single interaction between a user
agent and a user is known as a card. Multiple screens (cards) can be
downloaded to the client in a single retrieval.
WTAI Wireless Telephony Application Interface is a set of interfaces that
extend the WAE (Wireless Application Environment) to include
telephony applications.
XML 1.0
The first standard for XML syntax blessed by the W3C; establishes
basic rules for XML data, such as all tags must be closed with a slash
(/) like this: <example/> or followed by a closing tag like this:
<example>close the tag on your way out</example>.
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