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Vocabulary 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Coverage area | Refers to the area in which a service provider offers its communication service |
| Data package | What the cell phone company charges for use of the internet of your smartphone |
| Dead zone | An area where a cell phone does not receive a signal |
| Emoticon | The use of letters and punctuation in a message that indicates the emotion of the text (e.g., :) to mean happy) |
| Interference | Refers to any disruption or alteration of a signal in cell phones |
| Location-based service | A service provided through cell phone networks and accessed by cell phones which uses location to provide information on various places like restaurants, offices, museums, schools, etc. |
| MMS | An abbreviation for multimedia messaging service, which allows for sending video, audio, pictures, ringtones, and any other media through a cell phone |
| MP3 | A common audio format for playback and storage of music on digital audio players |
| Operating system | A group of software programs that provide instructions to a computer so that it may operate |
| QR code | Quick Response code; a type of two-dimensional bar code, consisting of black modules in a square pattern on a white background, that can hold a large amount of any kind of data |
| Roaming | The extension of service or coverage in a wireless telecommunications system |
| Sexting | The act of sending inappropriate sexual material, usually text or images, between cell phones |
| Signal strength | Refers to the strength of a connection over a wireless (radio) telecommunication system |
| Smartphone | A cell phone that is designed to perform various computer applications including, but not limited to e-mail, browsing the web, playing video games, playing music, and watching videos |
| SMS | Also known as short message service; it is a text messaging service for cell phone |
| Textspeak | Abbreviations and slang commonly used to shorten a text or instant message, like using "?s" for "questions" |
| Viral | An object or pattern that is quickly replicated and shared |
| Wi-Fi | Networking technology that allows computer devices such as personal computers, laptops, and cell phones to communicate over a wireless signal |
| Wiki | A website that allows users to add and edit interlinking web pages |
| Cell tower | A site containing antennas and other electronic communications equipment, usually in a high place, that makes up a cell in a cellular network |
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