Brian Cryer's Glossary of IT Terms with Links

GSM

GSM

1. Global System for Mobile communications (GSM). An established and globally accepted standard for digital wireless communications.

For more information see:

• www.gsmworld.com - Website of the GSM association.

2. Grams per square metre (gsm). Typically used as a standard measurement of the weight of paper. Also written as g/m².

For more information see:

• www.paper-paper.com/weight.html - Contains notes on converting between different paper standards, including metric gsm.