Glossary - bibanon/android-development-codex GitHub Wiki

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• adb: Android Debug Bridge (adb) is a versatile command line tool that lets you communicate with an emulator instance or connected Android-powered device. (Source)

• AOSP: Android Open Source Project. (Source)

• AOSPA: Android Open Source Paranoid Android. (Source)

• AOKP: Android Open KANG Project. (Source)

• Bloat: Generally unwanted applications that come with the stock software.

• Bootloader: a computer program that loads an operating system (OS) or runtime environment for the computer after completion of the self-tests. (Source)

• CyanogenMod: CyanogenMod is a customized, aftermarket firmware distribution for several Android devices (Source)

• fastboot: a small tool that comes with the Android SDK (software developer kit) that can be used to re-flash partitions on your device. It is an alternative to the recovery mode for doing installations and updates. (Source)