W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)The World Wide Web Consortium is an independent work group formed in 1994 thatprovides standards like XML.
WAAWarm Air Advection - the advection (movement) of warm air into a region.
WAE (Wireless Application Environment)The Wireless Application Environment (WAE) provides a application framework for small devices. WAE leverages other technologies such as WAP, WTP, and WSP.
WaferA thin sheet of semiconductor (photovoltaic material) made by cutting it from a single crystal or ingot.
WAFLWrite Anywhere File Layout. A patented file system designed exclusively for NetApp appliances to optimize write performance.
WAFL checkData ONTAP utility to repair filer volumes.
WAFL credential cache (WCC)A temporary in-memory database that keeps mappings from UNIX UIDs to CIFS credentials.
Wage and Hour Division (WHD)Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is the agency of the U.S. Department of Labor, responsible for enforcing the LCA attestations, as well as promoting and…
Wage and salary accruals and disbursementsThe monetary remuneration of employees, including the compensation of corporate officers; commissions, tips, and bonuses; voluntary employee contributions…
Wage rateWage rate means the remuneration (exclusive of fringe benefits) to be paid, stated in terms of amount per hour, day, month, or year (see definition of…
wagesCompensation received by employees for services performed. Usually, wages are computed by multiplying an hourly pay rate by the number of hours worked.
WAGR syndrome(... SIN-drome) A rare, genetic disorder that is present at birth and has two or more of the following symptoms: Wilms tumor (a type of kidney cancer)…
WAISAcronym for Wide Area Information Servers. A distributed text searching system that uses the protocol standard ANS Z39.
Waiting PeriodThe time between the date of application and the policy effective date.
Waiting Period (Job-based coverage)The time that must pass before coverage can become effective for an employee or dependent who is otherwise eligible for coverage under a job-based health…
WaitlistA list of clients awaiting transportation or accommodations at times when they are not available.
WaiverUnder the conflict of interest statute, 18 U.S.C. § 208, a waiver permits an employee to participate in specified Government matters which would…
Waiver of immunityA means authorized by statute by which a witness, before testifying or producing evidence, may relinquish the right to refuse to testify against himself…
Waiver of IneligibilityIn immigration law certain foreign nationals are ineligible for visas to enter the U.S. for medical, criminal, security or other conditions and activities.
Waiver Of PremiumA provision that sets certain conditions under which an insurance policy would be kept in full force by the company without the payment of premiums.
WakeThe region of turbulence immediately to the rear of a solid body caused by the flow of air over or around the body.
Wake effectEnhanced plume dispersion due to mechanical turbulence and zones of turbulent eddies, primarily downwind of a building, which results in increased…
Waldenström macroglobulinemia(VOL-den-strurm MA-kroh-GLAH-byoo-lih-NEE-mee-uh) An indolent (slow-growing) type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma marked by abnormal levels of IgM antibodies in…
Wales, JimmyCo-founder of the popular Wikipedia. Weblog (see Blog)
WalkthroughA common clause in a sales contract that allows the buyer to examine the property being purchased at a specified time immediately before the closing, for…
WallA vertical structural element that holds up a roof, encloses part or all of a room, or stands by itself to hold back soil.
Wall CloudA localized, persistent, often abrupt lowering from a rain-free base. Wall clouds can range from a fraction of a mile up to nearly five miles in diameter…
Wall frictionFrictional resistance mobilized between a wall and the soil or rock in contact with the wall.
Wall OrientationThe geographical direction that the primary or largest exterior wall of a building faces.
wall pressurePressure that a cell wall exerts against the turgor of the cell contents. Wall pressure is equal and opposite to the turgor potential.
wallpaperA graphic image that serves as a background for a Web page or for a computer operating system's screen.
WAM(1) Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS). (2) Wide Area Munition . (3) Wide Area Mine. (4) Wide Area Missile.
WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)An open, global specification that enables wireless devices to access and interact with information and services. [Exchange 2003]
WAP GatewayA WAP Gateway acts as a bridge allowing WAP devices to communicate with other networks (namely the Internet).
WAR fileWeb application archive file. A JAR archive that contains a Web module.
War GameA simulation, by whatever means, of a military operation involving two or more opposing forces, using rules, data, and procedures designed to depict an…
WardA district used in a general law city. Similar to a single-member district, except that in Texas, most municipalities that have a ward system elect two…
WarezA term widely used by hackers to denote illegally copied and distributed commercial software from which all copy protection has been removed.
warfarinA drug that prevents blood from clotting. It belongs to the family of drugs called anticoagulants (blood thinners).
WargameA simulation, by whatever means, of a military operation involving two or more opposing forces, using rules, data, and procedures designed to depict an…
Wargame 2000Title of MDA program for development of a state-of-the-art simulation tool at the JNTF for use in CONOPS validation, missile defense program design…
WarheadA weapon, usually thermonuclear, contained as the payload of a missile.
Warhead MatingThe act of attaching a warhead section to a rocket or missile body, torpedo, airframe, motor, or guidance section.
Warhead SectionA completely assembled warhead including appropriate skin sections and related components.
Warm Core LowA low pressure area which is warmer at its center than at its periphery. Tropical cyclones exhibit this temperature pattern.
Warm FrontA transition zone between a mass of warm air and the colder air it is replacing.
Warm OcclusionA frontal zone formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and, finding colder air ahead of the warm front, leaves the ground and rises up and over…
warm restartA sequence of operations that is performed to reset a previously running system, after an unintentional shutdown. Synonym warm start. 2.
Warm SectorA region of warm surface air between a cold front and a warm front.
Warm SiteAn alternative facility that has the equipment and resources available to recover business functions in the event of a disaster See also cold site and hot…
Warm-water fisheryGenerally, water or water system that has an environment suitable for species of fish other than salmonids.
warmwaterRefers to fish habitat or fish that are warmwater species, such as largemouth bass, sunfish, and catfish, as opposed to coldwater species such as trout…
Warner exemptionA statutory exemption pertaining to the acquisition of telecommunications systems that meet the exclusionary criteria of the Warner Amendment, Public Law…
WarningThe fourth of five Early Warning System components consisting of the processes (including the media) and equipment necessary to make the public aware of…
Warning of AttackA warning to national policymakers that an adversary is not only preparing its armed forces for war, but intends to launch an attack in the near future.
Warning OrderA preliminary notice of an order or action that is to follow.
Warning stageThe depth of water in a river at which the National Weather Service (NWS) reviews basin conditions for potential flooding.
Warning SymptomsSigns of impending departure from the normal sensations or functions experienced by persons with diabetes.
Warning time (WT)The amount of time between detection of failure or incipient failure and arrival of dam failure flood.
warrantA certificate giving the holder the right to purchase a security (such as a stock) at a set price within a specified period of time.
WarrantiesWritten guarantees of the quality of a product and the promise to repair or replace defective parts free of charge.
WarrantyA promise that a proposition of fact is true.
Warranty DeedA document protecting a homebuyer against any and all claims to the property.
WARSIM 2000Warfighter Simulation 2000 (US Army term).
wartA raised growth on the surface of the skin or other organ.
Wartime Reserve Modes (WARM)Characteristics and operating procedures of sensor, communications, navigation aids, threat recognition, weapons, and countermeasures systems that (1)…
Wasatch WindA strong easterly wind blowing out of the mouths of the canyons of the Wasatch Mountains onto the plains of Utah. Also called canyon wind.
WashA normally dry stream bed that occasionally fills with water.
Wash loadThat part of the total sediment discharge which is composed of particle sizes finer than those found in appreciable quantities in the bed material, and is…
Wash saleWhen you purchase and then sell or sell and then repurchase the same security or a substantially similar security within 30 days, the double transaction…
wash-outThe loss of the slower growing micro-organism when two organisms are being grown together.