Glossary of terms
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Term |
Definition |
A |
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AMSR |
Anonymised Mobile Subscription Reference. This is a unique identifier used by EE that replaces an individual’s mobile phone number and that may be used to distinguish one individual from another. |
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API |
Application Programming Interface |
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APN |
Access Point Network |
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ATP |
Account Takeover Protection |
B |
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BAN |
Billing Account Number |
C |
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CRM |
Customer Relationship Management |
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CTN |
Customer Telephone Number |
D |
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E |
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eKYC |
Electronic Know Your Customer |
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eSIM |
Embedded SIM |
F |
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G |
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H |
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HAC |
Header Enrichment Code |
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HBB |
Home Broadband |
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HLR |
Home Location Register |
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HSS |
Home Subscriber Server (or Service) |
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HTTP |
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol |
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HTTPS |
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure |
I |
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IMEI |
International Mobile Equipment Identity number |
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IMSI |
International Mobile Subscriber Identifier |
J |
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K |
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KYC |
Know Your Customer |
L |
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M |
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MCC |
Mobile Country Codes |
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MCN |
Mobile Contact Number - provided for use in relation to a user's EEID |
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MIG |
Mobile Internet Gateway |
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MMS |
Multimedia Messaging Service |
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MNC |
Mobile Network Codes |
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MNO |
Mobile Network Operator |
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MSISDN |
Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number |
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MVNO |
Mobile Virtual Network Operator |
O |
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OTP |
One Time Pin - used to verify that a user has access to a mobile number |
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OUK |
Orange UK |
P |
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PAYG |
Pay As You Go |
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PAYM |
Pay Monthly |
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PCR |
Pseudonymous Customer Reference. This is a unique identifier that replaces an individual’s mobile phone number and that may be used to distinguish one individual from another. |
Q |
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R |
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RAN |
Radio Access Network |
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RCS |
Rich Communication Services (RCS) is a communication protocol between mobile-telephone carriers and between phone and carrier. |
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ReST |
Representational State Transfer |
S |
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SIM |
Subscriber Identification Module |
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SLR |
Service Level Request |
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SMS |
Short Messaging Service |
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SOA |
Service-Oriented Architecture |
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SOAP |
Simple Object Access Protocol |
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SPG |
Secure Partner Gateway |
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SQL |
Structured Query Language |
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SSO |
Single Sign-On |
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SwA |
SOAP with Attachment |
T |
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THBS |
Torry Harris Business Systems |
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TMUK |
T-Mobile UK |
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TPS |
Transactions per second |
U |
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UAT |
User Acceptance Test |
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URI |
Uniform Resource Identifiers (ReST) |
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URL |
Uniform Resource Locator |
V |
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VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
W |
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X |
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