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SMS Glossary
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API |
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API is the abbreviation of Application Program Interface. API means to set up routines, protocols and tools for building software applications. |
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CDMA |
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CDMA (Code-Division Multiple Access), refers to any of the several protocols, which is used in the wireless communications of the so-called second generation (2G) and third-generation (3G). |
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Gateway |
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This is the network point which acts as an opening to another network. |
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GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) |
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This is a digital mobile telephone system, which is widely used in Europe and other parts of the world. |
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HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) |
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HTTP is known as the World Wide Web application protocol, which runs on top of the Internet's protocols. |
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Internet |
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Internet is a worldwide system of computer networks, which is sometimes simply called as ‘The Net’. It is a network of networks in which users from any one computer can, get information from any other computer only if they have the permission. |
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Network |
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A network is a series of points or nodes interconnected by communication paths. |
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SMPP |
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The short message peer-to-peer protocol (SMPP) is a telecommunications industry protocol for exchanging SMS messages between SMS examination entities such as short message service centers. |
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SMS (Short Message Service) |
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SMS is a service, which helps in sending messages up to 160 characters to mobile phones that use Global System for Mobile (GSM) communication. |
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