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'''SIM Application Toolkit''' (commonly referred to as STK) is a standard of the [[GSM]] system which enables the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) to initiate actions which can be used for various [[value-added service]]s.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.cellular.co.za/sim_toolkit.htm SIM Toolkit<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=June 2018}}</ref>

The SIM Application Toolkit consists of a set of commands programmed into the SIM which define how the SIM should interact directly with the outside world and initiates commands independently of the handset and the network.<ref name=autogenerated5>[http://developer.gemalto.com/home/technology/sim-toolkit.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429113530/http://developer.gemalto.com/home/technology/sim-toolkit.html |date=April 29, 2013 }}</ref> This enables the SIM to build up an interactive exchange between a network application and the end user and access, or control access to, the network.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> The SIM also gives commands to the handset such as displaying menus and/or asking for user input.<ref name=autogenerated1>http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_t/WG3_U/T_10/docs/t3-9346.doc</ref>