Fetion, the Glossary
Fetion (Chinese:飞信, pinyin: fēi xìn, lit. flying letter) was an instant messaging (IM) client developed by China Mobile, a Chinese telecommunications company.[1]
Table of Contents
28 relations: Android (operating system), China Mobile, Chinese language, Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients, Comparison of instant messaging protocols, Comparison of IRC clients, Comparison of LAN messengers, Comparison of VoIP software, Instant messaging, IOS, Java Platform, Micro Edition, List of SIP software, List of video telecommunication services and product brands, MacOS, Microsoft Windows, NetEase, Over-the-top media service, Pidgin (software), Pinyin, Proprietary software, Renminbi, SMS, SMS gateway, Sohu, Symbian, Telephone company, WeChat, Windows Phone.
- China Mobile
- Defunct instant messaging clients
Android (operating system)
Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
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China Mobile
China Mobile is the trade name of both China Mobile Limited and its ultimate controlling shareholder, China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd., is a Chinese state-owned telecommunicationsStrait deals The Economist, 7 May 2009 company.
Chinese language
Chinese is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in China.
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Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients
The landscape for instant messaging involves cross-platform instant messaging clients that can handle one or multiple protocols. Fetion and Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients are instant messaging clients.
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Comparison of instant messaging protocols
The following is a comparison of instant messaging protocols.
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Comparison of IRC clients
The following tables compare general and technical information between a number of notable IRC client programs which have been discussed in independent, reliable prior published sources.
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Comparison of LAN messengers
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of notable LAN messengers.
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Comparison of VoIP software
This is a comparison of voice over IP (VoIP) software used to conduct telephone-like voice conversations across Internet Protocol (IP) based networks. Fetion and comparison of VoIP software are VoIP software.
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Instant messaging
Instant messaging (IM) technology is a type of online chat allowing immediate transmission of messages over the Internet or another computer network.
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IOS
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed by Apple exclusively for its smartphones.
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Java Platform, Micro Edition
Java Platform, Micro Edition or Java ME is a computing platform for development and deployment of portable code for embedded and mobile devices (micro-controllers, sensors, gateways, mobile phones, personal digital assistants, TV set-top boxes, printers).
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List of SIP software
This list of SIP software documents notable software applications which use Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) as a voice over IP (VoIP) protocol. Fetion and list of SIP software are VoIP software.
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List of video telecommunication services and product brands
This list of video telecommunication services and product brands is for groupings of notable video telecommunication services, brands of videophones, webcams and video conferencing hardware and systems, all related to videotelephony for two-way communications with live video and audio.
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MacOS
macOS, originally Mac OS X, previously shortened as OS X, is an operating system developed and marketed by Apple since 2001.
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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.
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NetEase
NetEase, Inc. is a Chinese Internet technology company providing online services centered on content, community, communications, and commerce.
Over-the-top (OTT) media service refers to a media service offered directly to viewers via the Internet, typically provided by third-parties without the involvement or control by an Internet service provider (ISP).
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Pidgin (software)
Pidgin (formerly named Gaim) is a free and open-source multi-platform instant messaging client, based on a library named libpurple that has support for many instant messaging protocols, allowing the user to simultaneously log in to various services from a single application, with a single interface for both popular and obsolete protocols (from AIM to Discord), thus avoiding the hassle of having to deal with new software for each device and protocol.
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Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese.
Proprietary software
Proprietary software is software that grants its creator, publisher, or other rightsholder or rightsholder partner a legal monopoly by modern copyright and intellectual property law to exclude the recipient from freely sharing the software or modifying it, and—in some cases, as is the case with some patent-encumbered and EULA-bound software—from making use of the software on their own, thereby restricting their freedoms.
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Renminbi
The renminbi (symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB), also known as Chinese Yuan is the official currency of the People's Republic of China.
SMS
Short Message Service, commonly abbreviated as SMS, is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet and mobile device systems.
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SMS gateway
An SMS gateway or MMS gateway allows a computer (also known as a Server) to send or receive text messages in the form of Short Message Service (SMS) or Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) transmissions between local and/or international telecommunications networks.
Sohu
Sohu, Inc. is a Chinese Internet company headquartered in the Sohu Internet Plaza in Haidian District, Beijing.
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Symbian
Symbian was a mobile operating system (OS) and computing platform designed for smartphones.
Telephone company
A telephone company is a kind of electronic communications service provider, more precisely a telecommunications service provider (TSP), that provides telecommunications services such as telephony and data communications access.
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WeChat or Weixin in Chinese is a Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. First released in 2011, it became the world's largest standalone mobile app in 2018 with over 1 billion monthly active users. WeChat has been described as China's "app for everything" and a super-app because of its wide range of functions. Fetion and WeChat are instant messaging clients.
Windows Phone
Windows Phone (WP) is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft for smartphones as the replacement successor to Windows Mobile and Zune.
See also
China Mobile
- CMHK
- China Mobile
- China Mobile Tietong
- Fetion
- Joint Innovation Lab
- Paktel
- Tiger Lin
- True Corporation
- True–DTAC merger
- Zong (mobile network)
Defunct instant messaging clients
- AIM (software)
- AMSN
- ChatON
- Empathy (software)
- Fetion
- FireChat
- Gizmo5
- Google Allo
- Google Hangouts
- Hike Messenger
- IChat
- Instantbird
- List of defunct instant messaging platforms
- MSN Messenger
- Meebo
- Microsoft Kaizala
- Mxit
- Myspace IM
- Odigo Messenger
- OoVoo
- PowWow (chat program)
- Skype Qik
- Surespot
- Upptalk
- Windows Messenger
- Xfire
- Yahoo! Messenger