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 HDMI | High-Definition Multimedia Interface |
| AVD | Android Virtual Device |
| MHL | Mobile High-definition Link |
| LTE | Long Term Evolution |
| USB | Universal Serial Bus |
| TTS | Text to Speech |
| DRM | Digital Rights Management |
| GTD | Getting Things Done |
| YP | Yellow Pages |
| OTA | Over-The-Air (on the cellular network) |
| UI | User Interface |
| Ashmem | Anonymous SHared MEMory |
| SHM | SHared Memory |
| GPU | Graphics Processing Unit |
| DSP | Digital Signal Processor |
| JVM | Java Virtual Machine |
| JNI | Java Native Interface |
| NDK | Native Development Kit |
| JDK | Java Development Kit |
| ADB | Android Device Bridge |
| dip | density-independent pixels |
| C2DM | Cloud to Device Messaging (from Google) |
| QVGA | Quarter VGA (320×240) |
| JPG | Joint Photographic experts Group (graphic file type/extension) |
| CSV | Comma Separated Value (file type) |
| MCC | Mobile Country Code |
| ANR | Application Not Responding |
| XMPP | eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol |
| ARM | Advanced RISC Machine |
| ADT | Application Development Tookit (for Eclipse) |
| IPC | Inter-Process Communication |
| OBB | Opaque Binary Blobs |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| HSPA | High Speed Packet Access |
| GPX | GPS eXchange Format |
| KML | Keyhole Markup Language (for expressing geographic annotation and visualization) |
| NFC | Near Field Communications |
| TSP | Trusted Service Provider |
| TSM | Trusted Service Manager |
| APK | Android PacKage (app) |
| OS | Operating System |
| dp | density-independent pixel |
| dex | Delvik executable (compiled) |
| sp | scale-independent pixels |
| HVGA | Half VGA (640x480) = 320x480 |
| VGA | Video Graphics Array (640×480) |
| AMOLED | Active-Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode |
| TFT | Thin Film Transistor (liquid crystal display) |
| SL4A | Scripting Layer for Android |
| MVNO | Mobile Virtual Network Operator |
| DDTM | Data Dedicated Transmission Mode |
| DTMF | Dual Tone Multiple Frequencies (phone touch tones) |
| OHA | Open Handset Alliance |
| AIDL | Android Interface Definition Language |
| IPC | Inter Process Communication |
| OTA | Over The Air |
| MDM | Mobile Device Management |
| OMA DM | Open Mobile Alliance Device Management |
| SCOMO | Open Mobile Alliance Software Component Management Object |
| NID | Network ID |
| LAC | Location Area Code |
| CC | Country Code |
| GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications |
| CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
| SIP | Session Initiated Protocol |
| VOIP | Voice over IP |
| MMS | Multimedia Messaging Services |
| GPRS | General Packet Radio Service |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| OMA DS | Open Mobile Alliance Data Sync |
| ARPU | Average Revenue Per User |
| QR code | Quick Response code (for scanning) |
| IC | Integrated Circuit (hardware) |
| DLNA | Digital Living Network Alliance |
| ASLR | Address Space Layout Randomization |
| IMEI | International Mobile Equipment Identity (code) |
| ASE | Android Scripting Environment |
| BYOD | Bring Your Own Device |
| MSL code | Master Subsidy Lock (by wireless carrier) |
| EAS | Exchange ActiveSync (Microsoft) |
| MTP | Media Transfer Protocol |
| EPST | Equipment Performance Support Tools |
| MTN | Mobile Telephone Number |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| PIT | Partition Information Table |
| CSC | Consumer Software Customization |
| PDA | Personal Digital Assistant |
| UX | User eXperience (design) |
| APN | Access Point Name |
| PBL | Primary Boot Loader |
| SBL | Secondary Boot Loader |
| SUP | (SAP) Sybase Unwired Platform |
| SDK | Software Development Kit |
| SSO | Single Sign On (authentication) |
| ABI | Application Binary Interface |
| AIDL | Android Interface Definition Language |
| OI | Open Intents |
| CTS | Compatibility Test Suite |
| CDD | Compatibility Definition Document which enumerates the software and hardware requirements of a compatible Android device. |
| GED | Google Experience Device (a pure Android build, without additions) |
| SPP | Serial Port Profile (for Bluetooth© communication) |
| ICS | Ice Cream Sandwich (version of Android) |
| QEMU | (Random sequence of letters made up by Fabrice Bellard) to name emulator adopted for use on Android |
| HID | Human Interface Device (for Bluetooth keyboards) |
| PAN | Personal Area Network (to support Internet tethering over Bluetooth) |
| AVRCP | Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (a Bluetooth profile to remote control pause, play, stop, next track, previous track) |
| PBAP | Phone Book Access Profile (for Bluetooth to display the name of the incoming caller and download the phone book for display and call initiation) |
| HFP | Hands-Free Profile (used by Bluetooth headsets and car hands-free kits) |
| A2DP | Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (to play music wirelessly on Bluetooth headsets) |
| RTP | Real-time Transport Protocol (to manage on-demand interactive data streaming) |
| CLDR | Common Locale Data Repository (for Localization) |
| SUPL | Secure User Plane Location (an Assisted GPS standard) |
| AGPS | Assisted GPS |
| CAB | Contextual Action Bar |
| WHATWG | Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (defines HTML5 standard with W3C) |
| W3C | World Wide Web Consortium |
| SRVCC | Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (between LTE and WCDMA) |
| CORS | Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (HTML5 feature) |
| SPA | Single Page Application |
| 3G | 3rd Generation |
| 4G | 4th Generation |
| GLONASS | Global Navigation Satellite System (in Russian) |
| MNC | Mobile Network Codes |
| I18N | Internationalization |
| L10N | Localization |
| IDD | International Direct Dialing |
| ISD | International Subscriber Dialing |
| FPI | Formal Public Identifier (first line in HTML) |
| HAC | Hearing Aid Compatibility |
| SAR | Specific Absorption Rate |
| FOTA | Firmware Over The Air |