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Windows Phone/Windows Mobile Specific Terms

These terms are for Windows Mobile 6.x, Windows Phone 7, and Windows Phone 8 based devices.

RUU - ROM Update Utility. A program that flashes ROMs and updates to your phone. The official HTC-sanctioned method to update your phone.
- RUU (on phone) - Software on the phone itself that works with the RUU on a computer to install ROMs.
.nbh - File extension for a Windows ROM. This is what the RUU flashes to the phone.
SPL - The Second Program Loader, a piece of software in smartphones that comes second in the boot sequence after the IPL (Initial Program Loader) Similar to a BIOS in a computer and can be flashed and updated. The version format of SPL looks like this: x.xx.xxxx (Example: 2.17.0001)
HSPL - Hard SPL. A modified SPL that makes it much safer to install custom ROMs to the phone, in contrast to Soft SPL, which is replaced on every flash. The equivalent of Android's recovery.
Windows Phone 7 Version Names
- 7.5 (Mango)
- 7.8 (Tango)
Windows Phone 8 Version Names
- 8.0 (Apollo)