Technology Glossary : W

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

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