Technology terms starting with W

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White noise Random energy containing all frequency components in equal proportions.
white pages A hard copy telephone directory listing of subscriber names, addresses, and telephone numbers.
white peak In video, a peak excursion of the picture signal in the white direction. [After IEEE-100] [After SMPTE]
white point In video technology, that point on the chromaticity diagram having the tristimulus of a source appearing white under the viewing conditions; i.e.
white reference 1. In video teleconferencing, the light from a nonselective diffuse reflector (in the original scene) that is lighted by the normal illumination of the…
white signal In facsimile systems, the signal resulting from scanning a minimum-density area, i.e., the white area, of the object.
white space Characters used to create visual spacing within a program. White spaces include space, tab, carriage return and line feed characters.
whiteboard A feature of an Internet videoconferencing program that allows participants to use drawing and/or annotation tools to develop collaborative images or to…
whitespace A "character" that moves your cursor but doesn't otherwise put anything on your screen.
who-are-you (WRU) character A transmission-control character used for (a) switching on an answer-back unit in the station with which the connection has been established, (b)…
Whois Each domain has an owner of record. Ownership data is stored in the Whois record for that domain.
Whorl A fingerprint pattern in which the ridges are circular or nearly circular.... The pattern will contain 2 or more detals.
Wide Area Information Server (WAIS) A client/server software system that provides sophisticated indexing of files based on all words in each file and provides scoring and "relevance…
wide area network A communications network connecting geographically separated computers, printers, and other devices.
Wide area network (WAN) Computer data communications technology that connects computers at remote sites.
Wide Area Telephone Service (WATS) A toll service offering for customer dial type telecommunications between a given customer station and stations within specified geographic rate areas…
Wide SCSI A SCSI protocol that allows 16- and 32-bit data transfers.
wide track A set of two or more adjacent tracks written on a diskette with the same data, as part of a method of copy protection. [2382-pt.8]
wideband The property of any communications facility, equipment, channel, or system in which the range of frequencies used for transmission is greater than 0.
wideband channel A communication channel of a bandwidth equivalent to twelve or more voice grade channels. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
wideband modem A modem whose modulated output signal can have an essential frequency spectrum that is broader than that which can be wholly contained within, and…
widelink A parameter that controls whether or not links in the UNIX file system may be followed by the server.
Wiki Software which allows information to be published using collaborative editing.
Wikipedia Free online collaborative encyclopedia using wiki software. See also: Wikipedia
wild-point detection Synonym reasonableness check.
Wildcard A wildcard character can be used to substitute for any other character or characters in a string.
wildcard character A character that is used to represent optional characters at the front, middle, or end of a search term.
WILTEL Williams Telecommunications Group Incorporated.
WIN Abbreviation for WWMCCS Intercomputer Network.
Window A generic term for a glazed opening that allows daylight to enter into a building and can be opened for ventilation.
window manager A window manager provides a computer user with a virtual desktop containing one or more windows and working areas in which individual programs may be run.
window tab A button that represents an open window in Notes. Window tabs are convenient for switching back and forth between windows.
windowing Sectioning of a video display area into two or more separate regions for the purpose of displaying images from different sources.
Windows AIK A Microsoft suite of tools designed to help original equipment manufacturers, system builders, and corporate IT professionals customize, automate, and…
Windows Automated Installation Kit A Microsoft suite of tools designed to help original equipment manufacturers, system builders, and corporate IT professionals customize, automate, and…
Windows DS Software services that allow an administrator to set up new client computers remotely, without having to visit each client.
Windows Error Reporting The Windows technology that collects data on system crashes or hangs and sends it to Microsoft.
Windows Firewall Firewall software that is a component of Windows XP SP2 and later. The previous version of this software was called Internet Connection Firewall (ICF).
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) A software service that dynamically maps IP addresses to computer names (NetBIOS names).
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) Microsoft name service.
Windows NT token-based application A Windows application that relies on a Windows NT token to perform authorization of users.
Windows Resource Protection A feature in Windows that attempts to block the replacement of necessary system files to improve reliability and security.
Windows Security Health Agent Windows system health agent (SHA) for Network Access Protection (NAP). Windows Security Health Agent provides status of system health components that are…
Windows Security Health Validator Windows system health validator (SHV) for Network Access Protection (NAP). Windows Security Health Validator verifies status of system health components…
Windows Setup The program that installs or upgrades the Windows operating system.
Windows Update The API platform, user interface, and Web service for delivering Windows updates and applications.
Wing Control Center (WCC) A second Space Wing center that logistically/administratively controls operational satellite systems operated by them at worldwide locations.
wink In telephone switching systems, a single supervisory pulse, i.e., the momentary presence of, or interruption of, a supervisory signal.
wink pulsing In telephone switching systems, recurring pulsing in which the off-condition is relatively short compared to the on-condition.
wink-start signal An off-hook condition applied to the NI (network interface) by the CI (customer installation) for a timed interval that indicates the CI recognizes a…
WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) Microsoft name service.
WIPT Working-level Integrated Product (Process) Team.
wire center The location of one or more local switching systems; a location where customer loops converge. [T1.222-1991]
wired community Synonym cybercommunity.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Wired Equivalent Privacy, a security protocol for wireless local area networks (WLANs) defined in the 802.11b standard.
wired radio frequency systems Systems employing restricted radiation devices in which the radio frequency energy is conducted or guided along wires or in cables, including electric…
wireless Descriptive of a network or terminal that uses electromagnetic waves (including rf, infrared, laser, visible light-and acoustic energy) rather than wire…
wireless access Terminal access to the network which uses wireless technology. [T1.Rpt22-1993]
wireless access mode In personal communications service, interfacing with a network access point by means of a standardized air interface protocol without the use of a…
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) A standard for providing cellular telephones, pagers, and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages
Wireless E911 ESRD/ESRK Number A 10-digit number used for the purpose of routing an E911 call to the appropriate Public Service Answering Point (PSAP) when that call is originating from…
wireless mobility management In Personal Communications Service (PCS), the assigning and controlling of wireless links for terminal network connections.
wireless services provider A company that provides wireless telecommunication service to customers, e.g., cellular service providers, radio common carriers, paging companies. [T1.
wireless terminal Any mobile terminal, mobile station, personal station, or personal terminal using non-fixed access to the network.
wireline A term associated with a network or terminal that uses metallic wire conductors (and/or optical fibers) for telecommunications. [After T1.414-1998]
wireline access Terminal access to the network which uses wireline technology (e.g., conventional telephone sets and subscriber lines). [T1.Rpt19-1993]
wireline access mode Interfacing with the network via a physical wired connection. This can be employed by either a wired or wireless terminal operating in a wired mode via a…
wireline common carrier A telecommunications common carrier that is also engaged in the business of providing landline local exchange telephone service. [47CFR]
WIS WWMCCS Information System.
withdraw material To deny public access to documentary material on the basis of an informed decision rather than in response to a formal access request.
Withhold 1. A term used in a pre-planned response option (PRO) to identify the withholding of part of the space or ground weapon inventory against detected threat…
withhold material To deny public access to documentary material on the basis of a formal review and pursuant to the provisions of some controlling authority, such as the [a…
witness disk For a failover cluster, a disk in the cluster storage that is designated to hold a copy of the cluster configuration database.
witness file share For a failover cluster, a file share in the cluster storage that is designated to hold information about the cluster configuration database.
wizard An intelligent, trainable Web spider. Synonyms droid, smart bot, spider.
WL Will
WLR Weapons Launch Report.
WMA (Wireless Messaging API) The Wireless Messaging API (WMA) is a set of classes for sending and receiving Short Message Service messages. See also SMS.
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction.
WMF Windows Metafile.
WML (Wireless Markup Language) The Wireless Markup Language (WML) is a simple language used to create applications for small wireless devices like mobile phones.
WMLScript WMLScript is a subset of the JavaScript scripting language designed as part of the WAP standard to provide a convenient mechanism to access mobile phone's…
WMP War and Mobilization Plan.
WMT (Windows Media Technologies) A collective term for Microsoft's streaming audio and video technologies.
WNINTEL Warning Notice - Intelligence Sources or Methods Involved.
WOC Wing Operations Center.
WON Work Order Number.
word In normal "computerese", the piece of data of the size most efficiently handled by your computer, typically 32 bits or so, give or take a few powers of 2.
word breaking A search technology used to separate text into individual words for implementing search queries.
word length The number of characters or bits in a yyword.
word processing The use of a computer system to manipulate text. Note: Examples of word processing functions include entering, editing, rearranging, sorting, storing…
word stemming A process of linguistic normalization in which the variant forms of a word are reduced to a common form.
word-by-word arrangement A method of filing that treats each word as an individual filing unit See also letter-by-letter arrangement.
Wordnet A lexical database of English words which can be used to help search engines understand word relationships. See also: Wordnet - official site
Wordpress Popular open source blogging software platform, offering both a downloadable blogging program and a hosted solution.
Wordtracker Feature rich paid keyword research tool which collects data from a couple popular meta search engines, like Dogpile.
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) (1) A product-oriented family tree division of hardware, software, services, and other work tasks which organizes, defines, and graphically displays the…
work copy See use copy.
Work Packages Detailed short-span jobs, or material items, identified by the contractor for accomplishing work required to complete the contract.
work space In computers and data processing systems, the portion of main storage that is used by a computer program for the temporary storage of data.