diff -r 00f9a66da2eb -r cf21d062a601 data/dictionary.xml --- a/data/dictionary.xml Thu Jul 11 18:31:52 2013 +0200 +++ b/data/dictionary.xml Thu Jul 11 18:47:13 2013 +0200 @@ -43,7 +43,24 @@ - + + + a service or particular short text message sent from or to a mobile phone; + length of the content in one message is 140 bytes (octets), the number of characters depends on encoding, if 7-bit one is used, it is well known 160 characters; + the number „160“ is iconic for SMS + + + + + + + + + a unit of digital information; + byte (almost always) consists of 8 bits, which means 256 possible values (2^8); + octet is a synonym for 8-bit byte which accents that we really mean the 8-bit byte (and not e.g. the 7-bit one) + +