| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ADB | Android Debug Bridge — a command-line tool for communicating with a device over USB |
| CDT | Compact Device Tree — a binary device description used during firmware provisioning |
| EDL mode | Emergency Download Mode — a low-level USB flashing mode exposed by Qualcomm chipsets |
| eSDK | Extended SDK — a full Yocto cross-compilation environment generated from the final image |
| QDL | Qualcomm Download — the USB protocol used when the device is in EDL mode |
| QIM | Qualcomm® Intelligent Multimedia SDK |
| QIRF | Qualcomm® Intelligent Robotics Function SDK |
| QIRP | Qualcomm® Intelligent Robotics Product SDK |
| QLI | Qualcomm® Linux Image |
| QNN | Qualcomm Neural Network — the AI Engine Direct runtime |
| QSC | Qualcomm® Software Center |
| SDK | Software Development Kit |
| SNPE | Snapdragon® Neural Processing Engine |
| UFS | Universal Flash Storage — the embedded storage on Qualcomm dev kits |
| usbipd | USB/IP daemon for Windows — forwards USB buses from Windows into WSL |
| WSL | Windows Subsystem for Linux |
Glossary
Acronyms and terms used in the Qualcomm® VSCode Extension documentation.