Terms and definitions in messaging
Multichannel messaging service is based on a variety of telecommunication and Internet technologies. In the description of services, we often use abbreviations that may not always be known to you. Here we have compiled a glossary of terms and definitions used in the industry.
By the way, you can create account and send SMS to your customers via Dashboard, plugin or API integration.
E.164
E.164 is the international telephone numbering plan that ensures each device has a globally unique number. This is what allows phone calls and text messages can be correctly routed to individual phones in different countries. E.164 numbers are formatted [+] [country code] [subscriber number including area code] and can have a maximum of fifteen digits.
- A
- A/B Testing
- A2P SMS
- Aggregator
- AJAX
- Alpha Name
- ANSI
- API
- ARPU
- ASCII B
- Binary SMS
- Bind
- Bulk SMS C
- CDMA
- CDN
- CDR
- Concatenated SMS
- Country Code
- CPA
- CPC
- CPCV
- CPE
- CPI
- CPM
- CTR D
- Deep Links
- DEF Code
- Delivery Receipts (DLR)
- Destination Number
- Destination Operator
- Digital Wallet
- Direct Connections
- Discovery Service
- Double Opt-in