off-deck

adj. (said of software or digital media) coming from a remote server or system. Subjects: English, Online, Technology, Jargon

Editorial Note: A deck is the software and information that ships with or is installed on a mobile phone, personal digital assistant, or other small wireless device.

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Citations: 2005 Jason Ankeny @ New Orleans, Louisiana Primedia Insight (Mar. 16) “Thumbplay launches mobile content portal”: Right now, 99% of the U.S. mobile content market is on carrier decks.…The next wave is off-deck—selling direct to consumers. 2005 Sam Omatseye RCR Wireless News (Apr. 4) “SIP allows consumers to sidestep carriers” vol. 24, no. 14, p. 6: He also said the off-deck services do not come with security, like protection against spam and abuse, protection the carriers are in unique positions to provide. 2005 Brad Stone Newsweek (Nov. 14) “More Fun for Your Mobile”: T-Mobile and Cingular allow their subscribers to access features that are, in the obscure parlance of the wireless world, “off deck.” That means if users know where to look on the Web, they can sign up for content that is not discernibly featured on the phone. 2006 Tricia Duryee Seattle Times (Washington) (July 3) “InfoSpace targets wireless delivery”: The service is considered “off-deck,” meaning that content is not sold through the cellphone, but on a Web site.

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This is a US definition, in Europe we refer to off-portal and on-portal

by Peter 02 May 08, 0916 GMT