Glossary

Some terms and abbreviations used here and elsewhere

A

AKU – Adaptation Kit Update. Kind of service release or patches for CE based OS images. See http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/mobiledeveloper/whatisanaku/ for details

B

C

CAB = Windows CE installer file in contrast to Windows Desktop compressed files

CF = Compact Framework

D

E

evc = Embedded Visual C. Microsoft’s now freely available embedded Visual C 4.0 (and 3.0) Visual Studio 6 based development environment (IDE, compiler etc).

F

FT – Field trial

G

H

HPC = early name for small portable handheld pc running windows ce

I

ITC= I n t e r m e c

IEM=Internet Explorer Mobile, see also PIE and MIE

J

J9 – Windows Mobile/CE JVM by IBM

Java – Programming language developed by Sun Microsystems

JVM – Java Virtual Machine. Used to run Java applications on the handheld

K

L

M

menubar = on Windows CE this is placed at the top of an app. On WM this is placed on the bottom of the screen

MIE = see Pocket Internet Explorer

N

O

Object Store – the registry and file system (not external memory cards)

P

PIE = Pocket Internet Explorer, see also Mobile Internet Explorer

PPC = Pocket PC, changed to Windows Mobile starting with Mobile 2003. A device with touch screen (most 240 x 320 pixel) and at least 5 or so hardware buttons.

Q

R

RDP – Remote Desktop Protocal, see also TSC

Registry – A database of configuration settings

S

SIP = Software Input Panel, the software screen keyboard

Softkey = The keys invoking OS functions, in example F1 will be the same as VK_LWIN the Windows key. F3 is the left softkey which invokes the phone app. F6/F7 is used for Volume Up/Down.

SP = Service Patch

SR = Service Release

Stylus – used to ‘click’ on the device display.

T

tap = click with stylus on touch screen

taskbar = on WMthis the bar at top of screen.

TSC = Terminal Service Client

U
V

VS = Visual Studio

W

WCE = Windows CE, the OS of all Windows Mobile devices

WEH = Windows Embedded Handheld, other name for Windows Mobile 6.5.x

WM = Windows Mobile, see also PPC

X

Y

Z

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