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SYMBIAN OS V9.3

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variant

A set of variant DLLs that support a particular piece of hardware. It is possible to build a ROM with support for more than one piece of hardware, by including more than one set of variant DLLs in the ROM image.

variant DLL

A variant DLL is a layer of customisation for the base. It allows the same kernel binary to be shared between different pieces of hardware that share the same ASSP. There are variant DLLs for each of the main areas that may vary between pieces of hardware that share the same ASSP - such as the keyboard and digitiser.

variant number

The Makesis variant number distinguishes application that implement the same functionality, but which have some platform or other dependence. e.g. Unicode.

See also: minor build number  major build number  

vCalendar

An electronic calendar or schedule. Consists of a collection of properties.

See also: property  

vCard

An electronic business card. Consists of a collection of properties.

See also: property  

verifiable EE certificate

A valid end entity certificate that is verifiable by a trust anchor.

versit

The parser for vCard and vCalendar objects.

See also: vCard  vCalendar  

vEvent

A group of properties that define an event. vEvents are sub-entities nested within a vCalendar entity. They support alarms and recurrence.

See also: property  vCalendar  sub-entity  

VFAT

The Microsoft Windows 95 and NT version of the FAT file system. Supports long file names.

view

A well-defined representation of user data, many applications are designed around a set of fundamental data views, these may be implemented in a layer above the engine but below the UI.

See also: MVC  engine  

view architecture

Allows applications to make and receive requests to show a particular view of their data. Applications can also pass small amounts of data in such requests. The view architecture allows applications to have a fine level of integration between their user interfaces.

See also: DNLs 

view definition

Specifies a subset of fields to be loaded when reading a contact item.

See also: contact item  field  

view device

Graphics device used.

See also: view window  text view  

view rectangle

Rectangle within view window used for view.

See also: view window  view device  text view  

view window

Window used for view.

See also: view rectangle  

virtual address

An imaginary address used internally to the CPU which is translated by the MMU into a physical address for external access.

volume

A volume of storage media, formatted with a particular file system type, available for retrieving and (in most cases) storing information.

See also: device  partition  

VTemplate

The variant component for the example template development board.

vTodo

A group of properties which define a todo, (e.g. an activity or action-item). vTodos are sub-entities nested within a vCalendar entity. They support alarms and recurrence.

See also: property  vCalendar  sub-entity