Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is a legacy suite of network protocols that allowed basic mobile phones to access stripped-down internet content. It routes requests through a WAP gateway that translates standard HTTP traffic into a compressed format suitable for low-bandwidth cellular connections. It was largely superseded by full HTML browsers on smartphones.
Heard on the job
We need to optimize the site for WAP browsers so flip phone users can still read the text updates.
Also heard as
- Wireless Application Protocol