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GLOSSARY
Glossary-6 6110 Series Hand-Held Computer User’s Guide
ETX (End Of Text)
A control character used to indicate the conclusion of a
message.
Flash
A technology for nonvolatile memory storage. A special type
of EEPROM that can be erased and reprogrammed.
Flash Card
A memory storage PC Card that meets the ATA standard.
(See also: ATA Card, SanDisk, Spinning Media, or
Hardcard)
FSK (Frequency Shift Keying)
A method of frequency modulation in which a binary “1” is
sent as one frequency and a “0” as another frequency. Used
in modems operating at 1200 bps or slower.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
One of the protocols typically included as part of the TCP/IP
suite of protocols supported in most implementations of
TCP/IP. FTP is a TCP/IP-based protocol for transferring
files between different systems.
Function
A collection of declarations and statements returning a
value that can be called by name.
Function Prototype
A function declaration that includes a list of names and
types of formal parameters in the parentheses following the
function name.
Gateway (GW) (SNMP)
In current usage, “gateway” and “application gateway”
refer to translating systems that convert data traveling
from one environment to another.
GPS (Global Positioning System)
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite based
positioning and navigation system that provides precise
position, velocity, and time information.