Glossary

Jailbreak glossary

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Feb 3, 2012 a 1:56 pm

If you're new to jailbreak you may run across some terms that you may not know or aren't sure exactly what they mean. Adding a whole new world of functionality also means you'll run across new utilities and terminology you'll have to get familiar with.

What's Bluetooth? [iOS A-Z)

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 a 8:02 pm

If you're new to iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and are wondering just what exactly Bluetooth is and what it means to you, worry not -- iMore has you covered. Bluetooth is an open standard wireless communications protocol, which just means that it's a commonly available way for devices to talk to each other, and to other electronics, without having to be plugged in together. The most common things iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad users do with Bluetooth include connecting to headsets and speakers.

What's AirPlay? [iOS A-Z]

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jan 23, 2012 a 6:16 pm

If you're new to iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and are wondering just what exactly AirPlay is, worry not -- you've come to the right place. AirPlay is Apple's term for their audio and video streaming technology. It's what lets your iOS 5 device, or iTunes on Mac or Windows, beam videos over Wi-Fi to your Apple TV so you can watch movies and play games on your big screen TV, or music to your AirPort Express router, so you can listen on your higher quality speakers.

Common Internet, SMS Text, and iMessage slang

By Georgia, Sunday, Mar 27, 2011 a 12:45 pm

TiPb brings you a glossary of common Internet and SMS Text and iMessage slang terms, from the hipster to the 1337, and more

Just getting online or into SMS or iMessage and trying to figure out what all the abbreviations, acronyms, and random-seeming jumbles of letters and numbers actually mean? Internet slag is changing and evolving faster than any known language so far. From gaming chats to blog comments to sexting (sex texting) to who knows what's next, there are more and more terms cropping up everyday and it's getting harder and harder to keep up with them.

To help you get started we've compiled a list of common, basic internet and SMS Text and iMessage slang... after the break!

For iOS and Apple-related terms see our complete iPhone and iPad glossary, for Twitter and Facebook terms, see our Social Network glossary. And as always, if we're missing anything, add additions and corrections in the comments below!

Common Twitter, Facebook, and social network terms

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Mar 18, 2011 a 2:40 pm

TiPb brings you a glossary of common iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV social networking terms for Twitter, Facebook and more

Reading up on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Apple TV and wondering what all those social networking terms are? From follower to friend, RT to like, we've got you -- and every term we can think of -- covered below!

For even more iOS and Apple-related terms see our complete iPhone and iPad glossary and our guide to common Internet, SMS Text, and iMessage slang. And as always, if we're missing anything, add additions and corrections in the comments below!

TiPb Guide: Common iPhone and iPad data and wireless networking related terms

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Jan 23, 2011 a 5:09 pm

TiPb brings you a full glossary of common iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV data and wireless networking related terms.

Reading up on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Apple TV and wondering what all those data specifications and cellular networking terms mean? From 2G to WDCMA, 802.11 to Bluetooth, we've got you -- and every wireless term we can think of -- covered below!

For even more iOS and Apple-related terms see our complete iPhone and iPad glossary. And as always, if we're missing anything, add additions and corrections in the comments below!

[Special thanks to The Cell Phone Junkie, Mickey Papillon for help compiling this list!]

iPhone and iPad glossary

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Jan 18, 2011 a 1:25 pm

New to iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Apple TV and looking for a glossary of terms or dictionary to help you know what all this tech-talk really means? From iOS or iCloud, from Siri to iMessage, from Jailbreak to SSH, look no further, we’ve got you -- and every definition we can think of -- covered below!

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(Are we missing something? Add any additions or corrections to the comments below!)