Technology Glossary : W
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West
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With Modification of Vertical Profile
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With Step Change in Altitude
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See World Wide Web Consortium.
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Wide Area Augmentation System
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See Wide Area Network.
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A unit of electrical power. One watt is equivalent to the power represented by one ampere of current under a...
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A disturbance which is propagated in a medium in such a manner that at any point in the medium the...
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A structure that guides electromagnetic waves along its length.
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The distance an electromagnetic wave travels in the time it takes to oscillate through a complete cycle.
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Wavelength (symbol ?) = 1/frequency. In general, the mean distance between maximums (or minimums) of a roughly periodic pattern. Specifically,...
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The length of one complete wave of an alternating or vibrating phenomenon, generally measured from crest to crest or from...
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Position in space usually on aircraft's flight plan
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Weight and Balance Computer
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Wavelength-Division Multiplexing. Multiplexing of signal by transmitting them at different light frequencies through the same fiber.
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A form of computer-based training in which the training material resides on web pages accessible through the World Wide Web....
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software that allows a user to locate, view, and access information from World Wide Web sitesvia the use of a...
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Communicating to multiple computers at the same time over Internet by "streaming" live audio and/or live video. Through compression and...
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See Portal.
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Related collection of web documents. The address for a web site (see URL) takes you to the initial page, or...
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Wired Equivalent Privacy
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Wireless Fidelity
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Broadband Wireless
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The flow of a liquid in a wire or cable due to capillary action.
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The term WAN is used to describe a data network used to interconnect a companies
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A data communications linkage (e.g., dedicated line, radio waves) that allows users to communicate and share information over distances greater...
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a data communications linkage (e.g. dedicated line, radio waves) designed to connect computers over distances greater than the distance transmitted...
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Discount long-distance service offered to high-volume customers on a subscription basis.
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Wind Magnitude
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Wind Direction
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Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) is defined as a medium of mass communications. It may be licensed as a common carrier...
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Any broadcast or transmission which can be received through microwave or radio frequencies without the use of a cable connection...
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Weather Message Switching Center
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Weather Message Switching Center Replacement
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World Airways
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computer programs that allow documents to be typed, revised, formatted and printed quickly and efficiently (e.g. Word, Word Perfect).
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A force acting through distance.
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W3C is a forum for information, commerce, and collective action by a consortium of respected web inventors and developers who...
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a system that allows access to information sites all over the world using a standard, common interface to organize and...
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A hypertext-based, distributed information system originally created by researchers at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, to facilitate sharing...
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Created in Switzerland, WWW is client/ server software. It uses the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) to exchange documents and images....
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A global indexing system for Landsat data, first developed in Canada, which is based on nominal scene centers defined by...
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Wi-Fi protected access
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Way point
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Worldwide Reference System
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Weather Radio Specific Area Message Encoder, a device used by the National Weather Service to broadcast WRSAME data on the...
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Weight
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Weather
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Weather Radar
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