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Glossary
Access Point
A device that provides transparent access between Ethernet wired
networks and IEEE 802.11 interoperable radio-equipped mobile
units. Hand-held mobile computers, PDAs or other devices equipped
with radio cards, communicate with wired networks using Access
Points (AP). The mobile unit (mobile computer) may roam among the
APs in the same subnet while maintaining a continuous, seamless
connection to the wired network.
Applet
Diminutive form of app (application), it refers to simple,
single-function programs that often ship with a larger product.
Programs such as Windows' Calculator, File Manager, Control Panel
and Notepad are examples of applets.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A 7
bit-plus-parity code representing 128 letters, numerals, punctuation
marks and control characters. It is a standard data transmission
code in the U.S.
Barcode
A pattern of variable-width bars and spaces which represents
numeric or alphanumeric data in binary form. The general format of
a barcode symbol consists of a leading margin, start character, data
or message character, check character (if any), stop character, and