WAN - Wireless access network or wide area network
Sharp Zaurus - A line of PDAs manufactured by Sharp Electronics.
PDA - personal digital assistant. A generic term which could apply to Pocket PCs with Windows CE or Palm OS devices.
Plucker - A free offline Web and eBook viewer for Palm OS handheld devices.
Handheld - Used in two ways: 1) Any computing device that is small enough to fit in the user's hand, including palm-sized PCs, PDAs, Smartphones, smart pagers, and larger mini-laptops, and 2) used to refer to Handheld PCs specifically, which are larger than palm-sized PCs and use Windowsr CE.
Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity
IT - Information technology
802.11a - Newer version of 802.11b that allows devices to exchange information at up to 54 mbs.
Cradle - The device in which a handheld or Palm OSr handheld is placed to synchronize data with a desktop computer. The cradle connects to the desktop via a serial cable.
E-book - A book in electronic format that can be downloaded and read on a computer, PDA or phone.
E-text - Text in electronic format which can be read from a handheld computer
EXE - A Microsoft Windows file extension used for applications that are "executable," and immediately launch a program when opened.
WAN - Wireless access network or wide area network
WML - Wireless Markup Language