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HCL - Hardware Compatibility List
HDCD - High Definition Compact Disc
HDML - Handheld Device Markup Language - derived from hypertext
markup language, this programming language allows Internet access
from wireless devices such as handheld personal computers and smart
phones
HDSL - High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line
HDTV - High Definition Television
HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax - implementation of a community cable system
which partitions the sections from the head end to fiber optics,
and the portions to the homes, in coax cable - improves reliability
and makes it easier to provide two way services including support
for cable modems
HiperLAN - A wireless LAN protocol developed by ETSI that provides
a 23.5 Mbps data rate in the 5GHz band. It is similar to Ethernet,
but unlike 802.11a, the wireless Ethernet standard at the same rate,
HIPERLAN/1 provides quality of service (QoS), which lets traffic
be prioritized
HLR - Home Location Register - a database residing
in a local wireless network that checks the identity of a local
subscriber
HomePNA - Home Phoneline Networking Alliance - a group that includes
Tut Systems, Epigram, Intel, IBM, and HP that is working on a standard
for existing copper telephone wires that allows for products from
multiple vendors to work together. www.homepna.org
HRFWG - HomeRF Working Group - group
that is developing the foundation for a range of interoperable consumer
devices by establishing an open industry specification for wireless
digital communication between PCs and consumer electronic devices
anywhere in and around the home (SWAP). www.homerf.org
HTMA - High-Tech Marketing Alliance -
marketing forum geared towards the high-tech industry - formed to
educate and assist high-tech marketing professionals and offer a
forum to share information and explore common industry issues/concerns.
www.cema.org
HTML - Hypertext Markup Language - plain text codes that define
the structure of a page
HTTP - Hypertext Transport Protocol - defines how messages are formatted/transmitted
to allow Web browsers to communicate with Web servers
More to come!
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