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Advertisement Action

Any activity associated with a Advertisement that enables interactivity and communication betwee...

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Affiliate Marketing

A process whereby a Content Provider provides financial consideration to one or more persons or ...

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Aggregator

n organization that acts as a middleman between application and content providers, and mobile ca...

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Alert Tone

An audio product that is triggered by and sounds on the handset upon a specific event, such as a...

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Alternative Method of Entry

A no cost or low cost means for an individual to enter a sweepstakes or contest

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Anchor Text

The actual text of a link – i.e. the portion that you see underlined. An important ranking facto...

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Application Originated Message

A text or multimedia message sent from a network based mobile application, typically to a handset.

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Application Terminated

A text or multimedia message received by a network based mobile application, typically sent by a...

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A/B testing

the practice to test different experiences within mobile apps

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AD EXCHANGE

What is an ad exchange? An online, real-time marketplace that enables advertisers and publishers ...

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Ad Impression

Why are ad impressions important? Ad impressions allow advertisers to see the number of people vi...

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Ad Mediation

What is ad mediation? Ad mediation is an app monetization tool that enables app developers or mar...

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AD NETWORK

an integrated system that connects advertisers and publishers to match the inventory of suppliers...

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Ad Revenue

What is ad revenue? Ad revenue is the income apps earn from in-app advertising which could be ban...

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Ad Server

What is an ad server? An ad server is a web-based tool that helps publishers, advertisers, ad age...

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Ad Units

What are the ad units? The term ad unit refers to a type of advertisement that app developers inc...

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ads.txt

What is ads.txt? The Authorized Digital Sellers program, or ads.txt, ensures that your digital ad...

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API (APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE)

a software interface which allows software components interact with each other using a specific p...

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App Active User

What is an active user? Users who engage with your app meaningfully within a given period are con...

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APP ADVERTISING (MOBILE)

advertising which targets mobile devices and embracing all mobile formats

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App Discovery

What is app discovery? Getting users to notice and install an app is called app discovery. As the...

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App Metrics

What are mobile app metrics? Mobile app metrics measure the performance and success of mobile app...

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App Monetization

What is mobile app monetization? Mobile app monetization is the way in which app developers gener...

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App Promotion (iOS & Android)

What is app promotion? App promotion refers to the process by which app developers advertise thei...

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App Rating

What is mobile app rating? App rating allows users to rate an app by giving feedback on their exp...

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APP STORE OPTIMIZATION (ASO)

a process which helps increase your app stores visibility with a focus on optimizing your app con...

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ARPU (Average Revenue Per User)

What’s ARPU (Average Revenue Per User)? Being a vital metric for marketers, product managers, and...

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ATTRIBUTION TOOL

an instrument to measure users activities in app and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns

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Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)

What are accelerated mobile pages? An AMP is a highly engaging framework introduced by Google in ...

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App store analytics

What are app store analytics? The level of data you can access can be divided into two categories...

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App Tracking Transparency (ATT)

App Tracking Transparency (ATT) is a privacy feature introduced by Apple in iOS 14.5 and later ve...

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Advertiser

Individual or organization that places a paid promo￾tion within media for the purpose of promotin...

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Airtime

The number of connected minutes consumed by a mobile subscriber while placing and receiving call...

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Alerts

Notifications, typically in the form of a text or multimedia message, containing time-sensitive ...

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ALT tag

The text displayed while an image is being loaded. ALT tags are particularly relevant for mobile...

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Application

Software solutions that power the business logic for mobile marketing initiative(s).

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Application Provider

An organization that offers network based software solutions “applications,” or dowloadable appl...

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Asynchronous

A type of two-way communication that occurs with a time delay, allowing participants to respond ...

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Average Revenue per User (ARPU)

Average Revenue per User (ARPU) is a financial metric commonly used in the telecommunications, so...

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Average Revenue per Daily Active User (ARPDAU)

Average Revenue per Daily Active User (ARPDAU) is a financial metric used in the mobile app and g...

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Attribution Window

The attribution window refers to the period of time during which a user's actions or interactions...

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Active User

An active user refers to an individual who regularly engages with a product, service, or platform...

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Background Audio Ad

A background audio clip that is played throughout the MMS message. An example is a jingle.

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Banner Size

The width and length dimensions (typically presented in pixels) of a banner/ image advertisement...

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Billing Aggregator

An organization that provides one ore more billing solutions (PSMS, Direct-to-bill, Credit Card,...

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Bitmap

A format for images

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Bluetooth

A communication protocol that enables mobile devices equipped with a special chip to send and r...

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BREW Applications

Applications that are designed and built on Qualcomm’s BREW technology for small-screen devices...

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Browse and Buy

The model for content discovery and purchase that is provided by operators on-deck. This model i...

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BANNER ADS

Banner ads is an ad unit that appears at the top or bottom of a mobile application allows the adv...

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BIG DATA

an approach to business or analytics process that mainly emphasizes the use of data and quantitat...

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BOOST/BURST CAMPAIGN

an app marketing technique which helps you to reach a specific category/overall ranking by drivin...

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Blacklist

What are blacklists? Any publisher or source who’s behavior matches known fraud patterns is repor...

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Brand safety

Brand safety is a digital marketing definition referring to channels and practices meant to help ...

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Bandwidth

Digital bandwidth is measured in bits per second (bps), kilobits per second (kbps), or megabits ...

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Bill Face Descriptor

Description of billing details that appear on a mobile subscriber’s wireless bill.

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Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless

An open-source application development platform for wireless devices, originally designed for CD...

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Blink Message

Text message that contains blinking text for the purpose of emphasis

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Branding

The process by which brand identity is developed; a marketing strategy and/or campaign objective.

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Broadcast video

Video content is “broadcasted” over a network down to the consumer’s handset. This allows consum...

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C

Call to Action

A statement or instruction, typically promoted in print, web, TV, radio, on-portal, or other for...

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Carrier

A company that provides wireless telecommunications services

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Chat

A program that enables asynchronous interactions between two or more mobile subscribers.

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Chat Bots

A computer-generated response sent to chat par￾ticipants. These responses are sent without human ...

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Child

A person under the age of 13

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Click

The act of when a mobile subscriber interacts with (highlights and clicks on) an advertisement (...

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Click-through

The process that takes a mobile subscriber to a jump or landing page once the mobile subscriber ...

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Code Division Multiple Access;

Also called “spread spectrum techniques,” a tech￾nique for multiplexing digital transmission of r...

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Color Graphics

A color image

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Commercial Messages

Text or multimedia messages that are sent to a mobile device, usually for commercial purposes.

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Common Shortcode

Short numeric numbers (typically 4~6 digits) to which text messages can be sent from a mobile ph...

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Complete MMS Ad

This advertisement unit assumes that the entire MMS is the advertisement. This MMS advertisement...

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Consideration

Although the definition of consideration varies from state to state, generally, consideration me...

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Content Preview

An advertisement where a sample of mobile content is included. This is very similar to a movie t...

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Content Provider

A company that creates and offers content, e.g. graphic products, ringtones, games, news, inform...

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Cookie

Information placed on a visitor’s computer or Mobile handset by a Web server that can be stored o...

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Coupon

A ticket, message, and/or document that can be exchanged for a financial discount on a product or...

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Customer Care and Billing

The function area/department of a carrier, content provider, or other vendor that provides custo...

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CAMPAIGN (AD)

an advertising series that promote a single message or theme

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CHURN RATE

What is the churn rate? The churn rate shows the number of users who stop using or uninstall an a...

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COHORT ANALYSIS

an analysis method which is used to look at certain groups of users and following their behavior ...

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CPA MOBILE CAMPAIGN

cost per acquisition advertising model where the advertiser pays a publisher for each specified a...

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CPC (Cost Per Click)

What is the cost per click? (CPC) Cost-per-click (CPC) refers to the concept of mobile user acqui...

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CPCV MOBILE CAMPAIGN

cost per completed view advertising model where the advertiser pays a publisher for user’s comple...

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CPI MOBILE CAMPAIGN

cost per install advertising model where the advertiser pays a publisher for each installation li...

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CR (CONVERSION RATE)

What is the conversion rate? (CVR) Out of the total number of users of your ad’s impressions, a c...

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CTR (CLICK-THROUGH RATE)

a ratio of clicks to ad impressions which is obtained by dividing the number of users who clicked...

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Call Detail Records

The record made within the cellular network of all details of both incoming and outgoing calls m...

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Capacity

The measure of a mobile network’s ability to support simultaneous calls, messages, etc

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Cascading Style Sheet

CSS

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Clear and Conspicuous Notice

The vehicle by which descriptions, instructions, terms and conditions, and other relevant detail...

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Click to Call

A service that enables a mobile subscriber to initiate a voice call to a specified phone number ...

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Combination Ad

A potentially clickable ad consisting of an image and text

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Common Short Code Administration

An organization that administers the common short code registry for a particular country/region....

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Compact HTML

A subset of HTML for small devices, such as mobile phones and PDAs. cHTML was created by Japan-b...

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Confidentiality

The treatment of information that an individual has disclosed in a relationship of trust, and wi...

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Confidentiality

The treatment of information that an individual has disclosed in a relationship of trust, and wi...

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Confirmed Opt-in

The process used for verifying a mobile subscriber’s intention, and for gaining the subscriber’s...

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Content Aggregator

An organization that contracts with an array of content providers, and redistributes licensed con...

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Contest

A promotional mechanism that includes a prize and a game of skill. Consideration is allowed, but...

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Cost per Thousand

A metric used to price advertising banners. Sites that sell advertising may guarantee an adverti...

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Cross-carrier Mobile￾phone Voting Application

A software solution that processes the votes cast by mobile subscribers from multiple mobile car...

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Cross-Device

Cross-device refers to the ability to seamlessly and consistently access and interact with digita...

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Cost per Install (CPI)

Cost per Install (CPI) is a key metric used in mobile app marketing to measure the cost of acquir...

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Cost per Engagement (CPE)

Cost per Engagement (CPE) is a metric used in digital advertising to measure the cost of user eng...

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Cost per Click (CPC)

Cost per Click (CPC) is a common metric used in digital advertising to measure the cost incurred ...

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Cost per Action (CPA)

Cost per Action (CPA) is a metric used in digital advertising to measure the cost incurred by adv...

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Conversion Rate

Conversion rate is a metric used in digital marketing to measure the percentage of users who take...

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Data Collection

The process by which a marketer collects mobile subscribers’ personally identifiable information.

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Deck

A browseable portal of links to content, pre-configured usually by the network operator, and set ...

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Delivery Report

An acknowledgement /notice/report of a successful MO/MT billing.

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Digital Video Broadcasting- Handset

The technology that drives mobile TV, which is a combination of conventional digital video, and ...

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Dynamic Ad Delivery

Based upon predetermined criteria, Dynamic Ad De￾ivery is the process by which a mobile advertise...

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Daily Active Users (DAU)

DAU indicates the number of users on a daily basis. DAU can help you measure the potential for gr...

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DEMAND SIDE PLATFORM (DSP)

a technology platform that enables advertisers to automate and manage ad buying process from mult...

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Data Charging

The cost of using the mobile network for data services. The two main charging models are: pay-as...

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Dedicated Short Code

The process of running only one service on a Common Short Code at any given time.

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Digital Multimedia Broadcasting

A digital radio transmission technology for sending multimedia (radio, TV, and data casting) to ...

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Direct To Consumer

Content and services promoted directly by the thirdparty “provider” to the phone end-user. The pr...

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Double Opt-in

The process of confirming a mobile subscriber’s wish to participate in a mobile program by reque...

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Download video

In this instance, the video file is downloaded to the handset completely before the handset star...

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Dual Band

A handset that supports and is compatible with two different standards and/or two different freq...

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Dormant Users

Dormant users, also known as inactive users, are individuals who have previously engaged with a p...

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Display Fraud

Display fraud refers to fraudulent activities and practices within the digital advertising ecosys...

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Differential Privacy

Differential privacy is a privacy-preserving technique used in data analysis and statistical cal...

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Device Farm

A device farm is a cloud-based platform or service that provides a wide range of real mobile devi...

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Device ID Reset Fraud

Device ID reset fraud refers to fraudulent activities where individuals or entities intentionally...

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Deferred Deep Linking

Deferred deep linking is a technique used in mobile app development and marketing to direct users...

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Deep Linking

Deep linking is a technique that allows users to navigate directly to a specific page or content ...

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Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution

The final stage in the evolution of the GSM standard, which was also an intermediate technology ...

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Extensible HyperText Markup Language

A markup language. It is a reformulated, upgraded version of HTML, but still conforms to the XML...

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ECPM (EFFECTIVE COST-PER-MILLE)

a measurement which gives us the value of a publishers’s inventory on a Cost-per-Mille basis. For...

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ENGAGED USER

the users who take action with your app out of the total people that you were able to reach

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ENGAGEMENT RATE

percentage of total impressions which include clicks, likes, comments regardless of platform

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End-User

A person who accesses and uses a product. (e.g. a user who watches a video using their mobile de...

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Extensible Markup Language

A general-purpose markup language, primarily used to facilitate the sharing of data across diffe...

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Fixed Mobile Convergence

A mobile device that supports both carrier network and WiFi and can switch between each seamlessly

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Friendly Off-Deck

Off-portal mobile internet content that has been validated against operator standards for techni...

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FILL RATE

a measure of an inventory’s ability to meet demand which shows the percentage of ad requests that...

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Free to End User

An FTEU program is any program to which the subscriber opts-in, with the result that the subscri...

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Full Music Download

The downloading of a complete song, versus a section of a song, for playback on a mobile device.

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Fake Users

Fake users refer to fictitious or non-genuine accounts created on platforms, websites, or apps. T...

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Gallery

An extended set of menus containing links to third-party content. The gallery is usually accesse...

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General Packet Radio Service

A packet-switching technology that enables highspeed data transmission of up to 115kbps. An enha...

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Global System for Mobile Communications

A digital mobile cellular standard developed and widely used in Europe. One of the main 2G digit...

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Graphics Interchange Format

A supported format for color images, such as mobile banner ads.

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GEOLOCATION

the term refers to the ability to determine position of a person or a device by using their geogr...

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GEOTARGETING

targeting mobile app users according to their locations

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Global Positioning System

A system of satellites, computers and receivers that can determine the latitude and longitude of...

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Graphic Banners

A graphic mobile ad represented by a banner featuring an image. Similar to a web banner, but with...

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Greeting

A voicemail greeting that the caller hears when the call recipient he/she is attempting to reach...

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Google Advertising ID

The Google Advertising ID (GAID) is a unique identifier assigned to Android devices by Google for...

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Image

A photograph or graphic that may be delivered to the mobile handset as any of several low resolu...

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i-Mode

A packet-based information service developed by Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo to deliver a wide ...

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Index

The database in which a search engine stores content from every Web page that its spider visits.

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Instant Voice Response

A computerized system that allows a person, typically a telephone caller, to select options from...

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Interactive TV

nteractive TV refers to TV programming and technology that allows the viewer to engage in two-wa...

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International Mobile Equipment Identity

A 15 digit, unique serial number assigned to a mobile phone. IMEI consists of five groups of num...

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Interstitial Image Ad

An advertising image that is inserted into the middle of a complete MMS message. This image will...

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Interstitial Video Ad

An advertising video clip that is inserted in the middle of a complete MMS message. This video p...

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IVR Discovery

A content discovery method where the user calls a phone number, during which their mobile phone ...

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IBA (INTERNET-BASED ADVERTISING)

type of advertising concept that involves tracking of consumers’ online activities to deliver tai...

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IN-APP ADS

a type of advertising that appear within a mobile app. It can be standart banners, videos, native...

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IN-APP MESSAGE

the term refers to broadcast message to customers when they are using the app, directly within th...

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IN-APP PURCHASE

the spending which arises out of extra content and subscriptions that you can buy in apps on your...

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INCENT TRAFFIC

the term which refers to the traffic coming from all types of advertisements in return for a reward

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INTERSTITIAL ADS

a type of full screen advertising that covers the interface of their host application and appears...

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Image Ad

An image on a mobile web site with an active link that can be clicked on by the wireless subscri...

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Impressions

A business metric for counting the number of times mobile subscribers have viewed a particular p...

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Information on Demand

Content delivered in the form of an Alert. Subscriber receives updates of weather, traffic, horo...

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Integrated Digital Enhanced Network

A wireless technology developed by Motorola, which combines the capabilities of a digital cellul...

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Interactive Voice Response

A phone technology that allows a computer to detect voice and touch tones using a normal phone c...

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Inter-operable Messaging

The ability for mobile subscribers to exchange text and multimedia messages across different mob...

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Interstitial Text Ad

A text page that is displayed in the middle of the MMS message.

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Interstitial Video Clip

An advertising video clip that is inserted into the middle of a complete MMS message. This video...

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Instant Apps

Instant Apps are a feature on Android devices that enables users to access specific app functiona...

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Install Validation

Install validation is the process of verifying the authenticity of app installations attributed t...

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Install Referrer

The install referrer is a parameter that indicates the source or marketing campaign that resulted...

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In-Game Purchase

An in-game purchase refers to a transaction made within a video game to acquire virtual goods, co...

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In-App Notifications

In-app notifications are messages or alerts that are delivered directly within a mobile applicat...

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In-App Events

In-app events refer to specific actions or interactions that occur within a mobile application. T...

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Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA)

The Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) is a unique identifier assigned to Apple devices, such as i...

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In-App Notifications

In-app notifications are messages or alerts that are delivered directly within a mobile applicati...

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In-App Events

In-app events refer to specific actions or interactions that occur within a mobile application. T...

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Landing Page

A secondary page to which a user is directed when they click on an ad, where they are provided a...

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Location Information

Information that enables a Mobile Marketer to identify the specific location of a particular wir...

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Layered Notice

The provisioning of a short, medium and long form description for a program/service overview, te...

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Locator

An advertisement or service through which an advertiser’s (i.e. Radio Shack, Ford) brick & mortar...

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Lifetime Value (LTV)

What is app LTV (lifetime value)? LTV is an essential metric that measures the revenue generated ...

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LOCATION-BASED ADVERTISING

a type of advertising which is based on specific geographic coordinates of target audiences

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LONG TAIL KEYWORDS

LONG TAIL KEYWORDS the longer and more specific keyword phrases that visitors are more likely to ...

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Location Based Services

A range of services that are provided to mobile subscribers based on the geographical location o...

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Lottery

A lottery is a game that includes a prize, a game of chance, and consideration. Federal legislat...

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Link remarketing

also known as remarketing URLs or retargeting URLs, refers to a marketing technique used to targe...

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Lockback Window

The lockback window in mobile app development refers to the period during which an app remains ac...

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Limit Ad Tracking

Limit Ad Tracking (LAT) is a privacy feature on mobile devices that allows users to opt out of pe...

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Last Click Attribution

Last Click Attribution is a digital marketing attribution model that assigns credit for a convers...

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Mastertone

Audio sourced directly from recorded music tracks and encoded for mobile devices with a high fid...

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Meta Description

The meta tag that describes the page’s content – especially relevant to mobile spiders.

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MO or MT Billing

The tagging of a tariff to the MO or MT SMS message of a PSMS service for billing purposes.

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Mobile Community Service

A service accessible from a mobile device which may include, but is not limited to, the followin...

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Mobile Dating

Social networking via a mobile community, application or web site for the purpose of dating

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Mobile Marketer

All companies within the mobile ecosystem, including: Advertisers, Aggregators/Distributors, Carr...

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Mobile Message

SMS and/or MMS message sent to a handset but does not include advertisements delivered on WAP s...

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Mobile Search

Executing a search via mobile Internet.

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Mobile Subscriber

A consumer that enters into an agreement with a Carrier. Once executed, the agreement requires t...

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Mobile Web

The Mobile Web is a channel for delivery of web content, which offers and formats content to use...

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Mobisode

Trademarked term owned by NewsCorp/ Fox Broadcasting Company to describe original, made-for-mobil...

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Mpeg Audio Layer 3

An audio compression format to greatly reduce the amount of data required to represent the audio...

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Musical Instrument Digital Interface

A standard used to represent musical information in a digital format. They can be recorded and p...

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Mobile attribution

What is mobile attribution? In the simplest terms, mobile attribution ties app installs to market...

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Multi-touch attribution

The number of touchpoints between prospect and brand before conversion or sale can vary from anyt...

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Menu

Any list of selections that are accessible using either the left or right soft key while inside ...

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MMS Banner

A transparent advertising screen image that is inserted with text onto an MMS message. This imag...

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Mobile Advertising

A form of advertising that is communicated to the consumer/target via a handset. This type of ad...

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Mobile Content

Entertainment, sports and news information and games delivered via any wireless media type in a ...

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Mobile Games

A game created for and played on a handset or handheld computer. The majority of mobile games a...

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Mobile Marketing

The use of wireless media as an integrated content delivery and direct response vehicle within a...

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Mobile Messaging Program

Multiple mobile messages, usually delivered as part of a coordinated campaign.

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Mobile Shorts

Original, made-for-mobile programming/episodes. Usually created by TV networks and movie studios...

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Mobile Terminated Message

An SMS/ MMS message received to a mobile device.

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Motion Picture Experts Group

A compression technology for voice and video, which allows these forms of information to be tran...

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Mono Tone

An old-style ringtone based on previous generation technology, that plays one musical note at a ...

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Multimedia Messaging Servic

Standard for telephony messaging systems that enable the sending of messages that include multim...

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MAU (MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS)

a metric that shows the number of unique users who are interacting with your app monthly

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MOBILE APP

an application which is installable and useable on mobile devices

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MOBILE NETWORK

the basic infrastructure of mobile operators which allows for voice and data transfers through th...

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Messaging

Collectively, SMS and MMS messages sent to mobile phones/devices. This definition does not inclu...

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MMS Message

A message sent via a Multimedia Messaging Service that contains multimedia objects

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Mobile Content Advertising

This is typically an SMS message that either: a) contains advertising text; or b) points mobile s...

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Mobile Greeting Card

A mobile greeting card comprised of media file/s such as a graphic or video clip, which may eith...

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Mobile Marketing Program

Any marketing or advertising program distributed via a handset. This includes, but is not limite...

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Mobile Originated Message

An SMS/ MMS message sent from a mobile device.

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Mobile Station International ISDN Number

MSISDN

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Mobile TV

Television/Video programming formatted for the mobile screen. Program is streamed or broadcasted...

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Mobile Virtual Network Operator

A mobile service provider that leases/ uses the network infrastructure of a major mobile carrier...

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MP3 Tone

Ringtone created from MP3 formats. Can only be utilized on MP3 supported handsets

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Multiplayer Mobile Game

Mobile game that can be played simultaneously by several players at the same physical location o...

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Mobile Measurement Partner (MMP)

A Mobile Measurement Partner (MMP) is a third-party provider that specializes in tracking and ana...

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Mobile Fraud Detection

Mobile fraud detection involves the use of technologies and strategies to identify and prevent fr...

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Mobile Ad Fraud

Mobile ad fraud refers to deceptive activities aimed at exploiting mobile advertising campaigns. ...

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NeuStar

The commercial company that manages the directory of common short codes, which are rented out fo...

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Non-Personally Identifiable Information

Information that may correspond to a particular person, account or profile, but is not sufficien...

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Non-organic install (NOI)

What are NOIs? Non-organic installs happen when a user chooses to download and install an app aft...

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Notice

An easy-to-understand written description of the information and data collection, storage, mainte...

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NATIVE APP

an app which is developed for a specific device or a platform

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NET PROMOTER SCORE (NBS)

a metric indicating the level of loyalty of an app’s user on a scale of 1 to 10

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NON-INCENT TRAFFIC

a traffic coming from ads that don’t include a reward as distinct from incentivized traffic

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Number Portability

The requirement set forth by federal legislation that allows consumers of mobile communication s...

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O

Off Portal

Point of sale/access on the mobile network, but outside of the carrier’s “walled garden”/ portal...

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Offer Based Ad

A clickable advertisement with a discount/offer for a product or service.

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OEM ADVERTISING

Mobile publishers have many opportunities to reach mobile app users directly on OEMs with partner...

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OEM APPS

In the mobile industry, OEMs refer to companies that manufacture their phones in their own factor...

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OEMS

OEM stands for “Original Equipment Manufacturer.” OEM means a company whose products are used in ...

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OPT-IN

permission is given by mobile app users for subscription

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OPT-OUT

refusal of a mobile app user for a subscription of any kind of texting

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OPTIMIZATION

making the app/app store page, app elements, and ad campaigns ideal by modifying them to increase...

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ORGANIC UPLIFT

indicating the percentage of increase in organic download between before and after an ad campaign

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Organic Install

An organic install refers to the natural acquisition of new users or app installations without pa...

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Push notifications

Real-time messages sent to users' devices, keeping them informed and engaged with updates, promo...

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PAY PER DOWNLOAD

an acquisition technique based on the cost of a single download

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PERSONALIZATION

tailoring the mobile app according to the needs of each user

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PREVIEW (APP PREVIEW)

a video explaining the app and emphasizing benefits of an app in app store pages

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PUSH NOTIFICATION

a communication technique to remind the app itself by sending alerts or messages

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Purchase fraud

What is purchase fraud? Similar to brick and mortar stores and online shops, there are actors loo...

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Postback

In digital advertising, a postback is a callback that occurs when a specific event takes place wi...

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Reattribution window

A reattribution window refers to a set period of time set during which a user re-installs an app.

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Retention Rate

What is retention rate? Retention rate is the percentage of customers who continue to use your se...

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REAL TIME BIDDING (RTB)

a real time auction of ad impressions that provides highly qualified users

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RETARGETING

directing the visitors to download and use your app

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ROI

ROI is measuring and comparing the return gained with the monetary investment made gained through...

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Return on Ad Spend (ROAS)

Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) is a metric that measures the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. I...

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Re-engagement

Re-engagement involves reconnecting with inactive users to reignite their interest and encourage ...

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SKAdNetwork (SKAN)

SKAdNetwork (SKAN) is a framework introduced by Apple for measuring the effectiveness of ad campa...

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SCREENSHOT

visuals including captures of your app to use in app store pages

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SESSION INTERVALS

a metric showing how frequently your one user open the app by calculating the time between the la...

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SESSION LENGTH

how much time that a user spent in your app

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SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN

a campaign that is created in a social media platform like Facebook or Instagram to increase bran...

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SDK spoofing

What is SDK spoofing? SDK spoofing (otherwise known as SDK hacking) is a type of bot-based fraud,...

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Session

In the context of mobile apps, a session refers to the period of time during which a user interac...

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TARGETING

differentiating the potential users according to specific criterias to increase the efficiency of...

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THIRD PARTY TOOLS

tools to see and measure the in-app events and performance metrics

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USER EXPERIENCE (UX)

simplicity performance that a user experiences while using and navigating your app

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USER INTERFACE (UI)

app parts of a mobile app in terms of design that a user experiences

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User Acquisition

Mobile app user acquisition refers to the process of acquiring new users or customers for a mobil...

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Uninstall Tracking

in the context of software or mobile applications, refers to the process of monitoring and record...

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VISIBLITY

a score that measures how visible your app in app stores

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