Definitions for commonly used Android terms
Welcome to the Android Glossary, a companion to the our Android Dictionary. This is home to the daily posts in which we feature an entry from the dictionary in hopes of explaining the mumbo jumbo that fills so many posts about Android.
For a more comprehensive list of all of our definitions, be sure to check out the Android Dictionary.
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2012
What is Dalvik? We hear that word getting thrown around a lot on the Internet when talking about Android and its inner workings. While there's no easy explanation we can give in just...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 04, 2012
What is CES? In just a few short days we'll be back yet again in Las Vegas for the 2012 International CES. That's Consumer Electronics Show, if you don't know, and it's the larg...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 03, 2012
What is a bootloader? At its most basic level, your Android smartphone is like a hard drive, made of up several partitions. One of those partitions holds the Android system files, another holds...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 02, 2012
Welcome to our our latest feature here at Android Central. This one's geared more for you folks who are just getting started with Android, but it's a great refresher for you veterans as well...
