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A80 REFERENCE GUIDE
1.3 Acronyms and Terms
Acronym Definition
Bluetooth® The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by PAX Technology, Inc. is under
license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective
owners.
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - A network management protocol used
on IP networks. The DHCP server dynamically assigns an IP address and other
network configuration parameters to each device on the network.
EMV® Europay, Mastercard, and VISA. EMV® is a registered trademark or trademark
of EMVCo, LLC in the United States and other countries around the world. The
EMV trademark is owned by EMVCo, LLC.
IMEI The IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is a unique number for
identifying a device on a mobile network. It has 15 digits and is assigned to
every GSM phone — CDMA devices have a MEID number.
LAN Local Area Network
Micro SD Removable flash memory card used to store information.
MSR Magnetic Stripe Reader
NFC Near Field Communication
POS Point of Sale or Point of Service
SAM A Secure Access Module (or Secure Application Module) is based on
SmartCard Integrated circuits and is used to enhance the security and
cryptography performance in devices, commonly in devices needing to
perform secure transactions, such as payment terminals. It can be used for
cryptographic computation and secure authentication against smart cards or
contactless EMV cards.
SIM Subscriber Identity Module Card – A smart card that stores data GSM cellular
network subscribers.
SSID Service Set Identifier - The name for a Wi-Fi or WLAN network. Mobile devices
look for all networks in range when they attempt to connect to local Wi-Fi.
WAN Wide Area Network - Cellular phone data networks run on a WAN. It covers a
broad area and many devices in that area.
Wi-Fi™ A trademarked term used to describe the wireless networking technology that
allows computers and other devices to communicate over a wireless signal.
Based on IEEE802.11 standards.
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