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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.
Calling Line Identification
Services (Caller ID)
Service allowing subscribers
to view or block the telephone
numbers of callers.
MMS (Multimedia Message
Service)
A message service for
the handset environment,
standardised by the WAP
Forum and the 3rd Generation
Partnership Program (3GPP).
For phone users, MMS is similar
to Short Message Service
(SMS)-it provides automatic,
immediatedelivery of usercreated
content from phone to phone
numbers, thus the traffic goes
from phone to phone. MMS
also provides support for e-mail
addressing, so that messages
can also be sent by email. In
addition to the text content
of SMS, MMS messages can
contain still images, voice
or audio clips, and later also
video clips and presentation
information.
MP3
Moving Picture Experts Group
Layer-3 Audio. A file format to
provide highquality audio whose
quality is equal to that of CD.
MP3 is a digital audio standard
developed by MPEG, or Moving
Picture Experts Group and is
widely used for digital audio files.
MPEG4
Motion Picture Experts Group
4. A digital video standard
developed by MPEG or
Moving Picture Experts Group.
MPEG4 compresses video
data so that a large video
file can be transmitted, and
saved more easily. MPEG4 is
suitable especially for mobile
environment.
Glossary