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Appendix

Glossary

ActiveSync - ActiveSync is Microsoft software that runs on a pc. It interfaces between the PDA

and the host computer. It provide synchronization of PIM data, the ability to backup the data on

the PDA, internet pass through, and other services. For more information on ActiveSync see the

Pocket PC reference manual on the CDROM.

API - An API, Application Programming Interface, is a defined interface that provides a method

for other programs to gain access to either commands or data used by another application.

Autorouting - This term refers to the ability of the unit to take a starting and destination location

and find a route between these locations that follows the available roads.

Batch - A Batch file is a file with a .bat extension that contains commands to be executed by the

CMD shell. It can automate some tasks and can even provide limited programming capabilities.

Use of this kind of file requires a download of CMD functionality.

Bluetooth - A trademarked name for a short range wireless radio protocol that can be used to

replace wires in connecting devices together.

CLI - A CLI, command line interface, is a method of starting an application with extra

arguments passed to the program by appending them to the command name itself.

CompactFlash - CF refers to a technology and physical format used to hold small peripheral

cards. These cards can contain Input/Output devices or flash memory. The name is trademarked

by SanDisk.

Fix - A fix in GPS use means that the GPS has acquired data from at least 3 satellites and then

computed your current location. If it fails to be able to do this it is said to have lost its fix. A fix

can be either 2D or 3D depending on how many satellites are available and their positions in the

sky. Four satellites are the minimum needed for a 3D fix.