Technology terms starting with W

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  1. Web See World Wide Web.
  2. Web 1.0 Static, minimally-interactive pages containing photos and text documents.
  3. Web 2.0 Use and design of the web with strong emphasis on reusability and sharing, with information traveling fast and being easy to get to.
  4. Web 3.0 see “semantic web.”
  5. Web acceleration A specific deployment of a proxy server as a front-end accelerator between the origin servers and the incoming user connections.
  6. Web accelerator A NetCache appliance configured as an intermediary server that caches content from one or more servers and provides that content to clients that request…
  7. Web address The path to an object, document, file, page, or other destination. An address can be a URL (Web address) or a UNC path (network address), and can include…
  8. Web application An application written for the Internet, including those built with Java technologies such as JavaServer Pages and servlets, as well as those built with…
  9. Web application, distributable A Web application that uses J2EE technology written so that it can be deployed in a Web container distributed across multiple Java virtual machines…
  10. Web browser Software installed on the Internet user's computer that allows him or her to view web pages.
  11. Web Bug Tiny images, invisible to a user, placed on web sites in such a way that they allow third parties to track use of web servers and collect information…
  12. Web cache A NetCache appliance configured as an intermediary server that accepts requests from clients and forwards them to a Web server or, if appropriate…
  13. Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP) An open protocol that when installed on Cisco Routers enables them to transparently redirect client browser Web requests from their target Web servers to…
  14. Web component A component that provides services in response to requests; either a servlet or a JSP page.
  15. Web container A container that implements the Web component contract of the J2EE architecture.
  16. Web container provider A vendor that supplies a Web container.
  17. Web container, distributed A Web container that can run a Web application that is tagged as distributable and that executes across multiple Java virtual machines running on the same…
  18. Web Copywriting The writing of text especially for a web page. Similar to the writing of copy for any other type of publication, good web copywriting can have a great…
  19. Web crawler A class of robot software that explores the Web by retrieving a Web document and following the links within that document.
  20. Web discussion Comments that users attach to Web pages and documents. Known as Web discussions to differentiate from discussion boards.
  21. Web document An HTML (hypertext markup language) document available on the World Wide Web. [Bahorsky]
  22. Web farm See server farm.
  23. Web folder Provides an interface for managing files on a remote Web server. Web folders provide document storage and publishing functionality.
  24. Web Interface The point of access for administrators and end users to the Mail Server via browser, created by SmarterTools called SmarterMail.
  25. Web Mail An interface for sending and receiving email through the use of a browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) instead of an email program (e.g. Outlook).
  26. Web module A deployable unit that consists of one or more Web components, other resources, and a Web application deployment descriptor contained in a hierarchy of…
  27. Web node Synonyms Web site, Web server.
  28. Web Ontology Language (OWL) Family of knowledge representation languages for authoring ontologies, consisting of three languages: OWL Lite, OWL DL, and OWL Full.
  29. Web page An yyHTML document accessible on the World Wide Web. [Bahorsky] Note: The number and types of features that can be offered on a web page is growing almost…
  30. Web page search engine Loosely synonymous with portal. See droid.
  31. Web Part A customizable, reusable component used to display specific information on a dashboard.
  32. Web Part description file (.dwp) An XML file that defines default property settings for installing a Web Part, including references to any other files required to run and display the part.
  33. Web Part Page A special type of Web page that contains one or more Web Parts. A Web Part Page consolidates data, such as lists and charts, and Web content, such as text…
  34. Web Part Zone A container with a set of properties that can be configured to control the organization and format of Web Parts on a Web Part Page.
  35. Web phone See Internet phone.
  36. Web reference A reference that provides access to an available resource by using an Internet protocol such as SOAP or HTTP.
  37. Web resource A static or dynamic object contained in a Web application that can be referenced by a URL.
  38. Web resource collection A list of URL patterns and HTTP methods that describe a set of Web resources to be protected.
  39. Web ring A confederation of (usually linked) Web sites that serve a particular special interest group or that have similar or related content. [Bahorsky]
  40. Web server A computer that hosts Web pages and responds to requests from browsers. Also known as an HTTP server, a Web server stores files whose URLs begin with…
  41. Web server provider A vendor that supplies a Web server.
  42. Web Service A Web service is a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network.
  43. Web Services Protocols that enable computers to work together by exchanging messages. Web services are based on the standard protocols of XML, SOAP and WSDL, which…
  44. Web Services Addressing (WSA) The WS-Addressing specification defines transport-neutral mechanisms to address web services and messages.
  45. Web Services Deployment Descriptor (WSDD) An Axis XML-based configuration file.
  46. Web Services Description Language (WSDL) A language used to describe the actions that a web service can perform, along with the syntax of action requests and responses.
  47. Web Services Description Language for Java Toolkit (WSDL4j) WSDL4J allows the creation, representation, and manipulation of WSDL documents. For more information, see http://www-136.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource.
  48. Web Services Interoperability Basic Profile (WS-I Basic Profile) The WS-I Basic Profile specification is a set of recommendations on how to use the different web services specifications such as SOAP, WSDL, etc.
  49. Web Services Invocation Framework (WSIF) For more information, see http://ws.apache.org/wsif/.
  50. Web Services Notification (WSN) The WS-Notification family of specifications define a pattern-based approach to allowing Web services to disseminate information to one another.
  51. Web Services Resource Framework (WSRF) Web Services Resource Framework (WSRF) is a specification that extends web services for grid applications by giving them the ability to retain state…
  52. Web Services Security A series of specifications that describe how to attach signature and encryption headers to Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) messages.
  53. Web site A collection of Uniform Resource Indicators (URIs, including URLs (Uniform Resource Locators)) in the control of one administrative entity.
  54. Web spider Synonym droid. See also spider.
  55. Web standards Web standards are widely adopted guidelines for CSS, XHTML etc. Web standards help ensure that web sites are accessible on a wide variety of platforms and…
  56. Web Storage System A storage platform that provides a single repository for managing multiple types of unstructured information in one infrastructure.
  57. Web surfer Synonym cybernaut. See also droid.
  58. Web television The concept of providing Internet access (usually Web access and e-mail) in a format that can be viewed on a standard television set rather than on the…
  59. Web-Based An email account accessible by browsing the worldwide web.
  60. Web-based distribution The distribution method by which Outlook 2007 or later clients that are working offline or through a dial-up connection access the offline address book…
  61. Web-based Email An email account that is accessed through a Web browser. The interface is implemented as a Web site that provides access to the various functions like…
  62. Web2.0 Web2.0 refers to the new generation of web based services and communities characterised by participation, collaboration and sharing of information among…
  63. WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) An extension of Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 1.1 that allows clients to perform remote Web content authoring.
  64. WebDAV (Web-based Authoring and Versioning) A utility for editing NSF files remotely, without using IBM® Lotus® Domino™ Designer.
  65. Weblog A weblog, or blog is an online journal. Weblogs are something of a phenomenon and have become increasing mainstream.
  66. Webmaster A person or group of people responsible for the design, implementation, management, and maintenance of a Web site.
  67. WebMDS In WS MDS, WebMDS is a web-based interface to WSRF resource property information that can be used as a user-friendly front-end to the Index Service or…
  68. WebReady Document Viewing A technology that allows documents to be converted to HTML and displayed in a Web browser when a viewing application is not available. [Exchange 2007]
  69. Webspace The virtual space created by the World Wide Web or a subset of that space occupied by a particular Web site. [After Bahorsky]
  70. webzine See e-zine.
  71. weed tolerance The minimum allowable distance between any two vertices along an arc. Weed tolerance is a parameter that can be set before adding arc features.
  72. weeding process of identifying and removing unwanted materials from records or files
  73. Weight The weight is a value assigned to a spam check according to its validity and competency.
  74. weighted standard work second A measurement of traffic operating work which is used to express the relative time required to handle the various kinds of calls or work functions, and…
  75. weighted term search A query in which certain terms are given more importance.
  76. weighting network A network having a loss that varies with frequency in a predetermined manner, and which network is used for improving or correcting transmission…
  77. Well-connected Sufficient connectivity to make your network and Active Directory useful to clients on your network.
  78. well-formed An XML document that is syntactically correct. It does not have any angle brackets that are not part of tags, all tags have an ending tag or are…
  79. well-known port A port number at which a server offers a familiar service. For instance, 80 is the well-known port number for servers using the HyperText Transfer…
  80. WER Weak Echo Region - Radar term for a region of relatively weak reflectivity at low levels on the inflow side of a thunderstorm echo, topped by stronger…
  81. Western Test Range (WTR) Beginning at Vandenberg AFB, CA, this range stretches halfway around the globe where it meets the Eastern Test Range.
  82. WESTPAC Western Pacific.
  83. WEU Western European Union
  84. WEZ Weapon Engagement Zone.
  85. WFF Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA.
  86. WFOV Wide Field of View.
  87. WFX Warfighter Exercise. 322
  88. WG Working Group.
  89. WGET Working Group on Encryption and Telecommunications.
  90. WH White House.
  91. WHDEVAL Warhead Evaluation.
  92. while A Java keyword used to declare a loop that iterates a block of statements. The loop's exit condition is specified as part of the while statement.
  93. while loop One of Java's three control structures used for looping. The other two are the do loop and for loop.
  94. whip antenna A flexible rod antenna, usually between 1/10 and 5/8 wavelength long, supported on a base insulator.
  95. white area The area or population which does not receive interference-free primary service from an authorized AM station or does not receive a signal strength of at…
  96. white clip The maximum system-permissible excursion of the video signal in the white direction. [After SMPTE]
  97. white compression In television technology, the reduction of gain applied to light areas in picture signal (corresponding to the midrange light value in the picture).
  98. white facsimile transmission In an amplitude-modulated facsimile system, transmission in which the maximum transmitted power corresponds to the minimum density, i.e.
  99. White Hat SEO Search engines set up guidelines that help them extract billions of dollars of ad revenue from the work of publishers and the attention of searchers.
  100. White List Add an email address to this list to accept all mail from the sender, regardless of Black List generalization.