Technology terms starting with W

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  1. work station In automated systems, such as computer, communications, and control systems, the input, output, display, and processing equipment that provides the…
  2. workflow the "flow of work" Workflow diagrams are a formal way to identify procedural steps and the logic employed in a process used to complete a task or job.
  3. Workgroup A group of computer users connected to share individual talents and resources as well as computer hardware and software often to accomplish a team goal.
  4. working channels The channels over which working traffic is normally transported. [T1.Rpt31-1994]
  5. working copy A document possessing short-term or transitory, utilized as related or reference-only information for a business process or function.
  6. working directory Your current "directory", from which relative pathnames are interpreted by the "operating system".
  7. working file Documents, such as notes, drafts, and calculations, created and acquired in the process of assembling another document See also convenience file and…
  8. working key A key generated by the constructive process. [After X9.69]
  9. working loop A revenue producing pair of wires, or its equivalent, between a customer's station and the central office from which the station is served. [47 CFR Pt.
  10. working paper information or documentation created to serve as input for final reporting and its evidential value generally expires upon completion of the object…
  11. working papers Papers, background notes, and reference materials that are used in the preparation and completion of other documents
  12. working traffic Traffic traversing a ring normally carried in working channels, except in the event of a ring or span diversity routing, in which case it is restored on…
  13. Workload The amount of processing that a computer is given to perform in under certain time frame.
  14. Workload Balancing Distributing the workload across multiple systems to optimize system usage and response time for the user.
  15. workload management ensuring the existence of sufficient resources to meet business service demands, or ensuring the ability to quickly provision them on the infrastructure.
  16. workspace An organized collection of documents, content sources, management folders, categories, document profiles, subscriptions, and discussions.
  17. workspace site A subsite based on the Shared Workspace or Meeting Workspace site templates.
  18. World Numbering Plan A plan created by the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT--now, the ITU-T) that provides each telephone subscriber with a…
  19. world readable files Files on a file system that can be viewed (read) by any user. For example: files residing on Web servers can only be viewed by Internet users if their…
  20. World Time Synonym Coordinated Universal Time.
  21. World Wide Web The WWW is made up of all of the computers on the Internet which use HTML-capable software (Netscape, Explorer, etc.) to exchange data.
  22. World Wide Web (WWW) Developed by the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN). Consortium in Switzerland as a distributed hypermedia server.
  23. World-Wide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS) The system that provides the means for operational direction and technical administrative support involved in the function of command and control of U.S.
  24. Worldwide Indications Monitoring System (WWIMS) A confederation of national, unified, and specified command and other intelligence centers and facilities.
  25. WORM See write once read many (WORM).
  26. WORM (Write Once Read Many) Data storage devices (e.g. CD-ROMs) where the space on the discs can only be written once. The data is permanently stored.
  27. worst hour of the year That hour of the year during which the median noise over any radio path is at a maximum.
  28. WP (Former) Warsaw Pact Countries.
  29. WPAFB Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton OH.
  30. WPC Warsaw Pact Countries.
  31. WPD Work Package Directive.
  32. WPN Weapon Procurement Navy.
  33. WR Western Range.
  34. WR/VAFB Western Range/ Vandenburg Air Force Base.
  35. WRA See Weapons Release Authority.
  36. wrapper An object that encapsulates and delegates to another object to alter its interface or behavior in some way.
  37. wrapper classes Java's primitive types are not object types. The wrapper classes are defined in the java.lang package.
  38. wrapping In a network using dual counter-rotating yyring architecture, reconfiguration to circumvent a failed link or node. 2.
  39. write To make a permanent or transient recording of data in a storage device or on a data medium. 2.
  40. write access An access right that gives permission to yywrite data. Note: Write access may grant permission to append, modify, delete, or create data. [2382-pt.8]
  41. Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL) A patented file system designed exclusively for NetApp appliances to optimize write performance. Developed by Network Appliance.
  42. write cycle time The minimum time interval between the starts of successive yywrite cycles of a storage device that has separate reading and writing cycles.
  43. write head A magnetic head capable of writing only.
  44. write protection label See write-protect tab.
  45. Write-Blocker A device that allows investigators to examine media while preventing data writes from occurring on the subject media.
  46. write-protect tab A movable or removable tab, label, or other device, the presence or absence of which on the casing of a recording medium prevents writing on the medium.
  47. Writer class A sub class of the Writer abstract, defined in the java.io package. Writer classes translate output from Unicode to a host-dependent character set…
  48. WRM Warm
  49. WRP A feature in Windows that attempts to block the replacement of necessary system files to improve reliability and security.
  50. WRSK War Reserve Spares Kit.
  51. WRTTM Warhead Replacement Tactical Telemetry Module (USAF term).
  52. WRU See who-are-you (WRU) character.
  53. WRU signal Synonym who-are-you character (WRU).
  54. WS Warning System.
  55. WS-F PRP An implementation of the WS-Federation specification that proposes a standard protocol for how passive clients (such as Web browsers) apply the federation…
  56. WS-Federation A specification that defines a model and a set of messages for brokering trust and the federation of identity and authentication information across…
  57. WS-Federation Passive Requestor Profile An implementation of the WS-Federation specification that proposes a standard protocol for how passive clients (such as Web browsers) apply the federation…
  58. WS-Security A series of specifications that describe how to attach signature and encryption headers to Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) messages.
  59. WSA (Web Services Architecture) The Web Services Architecture is a standardized approach based on SOAP and WSDL to develop Web Service solutions.
  60. WSDL (Web Services Description Language) Web Services Description Language is a mechanism for representing the services that a provider has and is making available and the specifics for accessing…
  61. WSE Weapon Support Equipment.
  62. WSEM Weapons System Evaluation Program.
  63. WSESRB Weapons System Explosive Safety Review Board.
  64. WSFL (Web Services Flow Language) The Web Services Flow Language addresses flows and dependencies between services.
  65. WSHA Windows system health agent (SHA) for Network Access Protection (NAP). Windows Security Health Agent provides status of system health components that are…
  66. WSHV Windows system health validator (SHV) for Network Access Protection (NAP). Windows Security Health Validator verifies status of system health components…
  67. WSI Wafer-Scale Integration.
  68. WSIL (Web Services Inspection Language) Web Services Inspection Language is a means for discovering the WSDL-described services that a provider has made available.
  69. WSM Waterspace Management (USN term).
  70. WSMC Western Space and Missile Center, Vandenberg AFB, CA.
  71. WSMR (1) White Sands Missile Range, NM (2) Western Space and Missile Range.
  72. WSP (Wireless Session Protocol) Wireless Session Protocol (WSP) implements session services of WAP. Sessions can be connection-oriented and connectionless and they may be suspended and…
  73. WTA Weapon Target Assignment.
  74. WTLS (Wireless Transport Layer Security) Wireless Transport Layer Security protocal (WTLS) does all cryptography oriented features of WAP.
  75. WTO World Trade Organization -- see MORE INFO about International Intellectual Property protection
  76. WTP Weapon Test Plan.
  77. WTP (Wireless Transaction Protocol) Wireless Transaction Protocol (WTP) is WAP's transaction protocol that works between the session protocol WSP and security protocol WTLS.
  78. WTR Water Equivalent
  79. WUC Work Unit Code (ILS term).
  80. WWABNCP Worldwide Airborne Command Post.
  81. WWG Wideband Waveform Generator.
  82. WWIMS See Worldwide Indications Monitoring System.
  83. WWMCCS See World-Wide Military Command and Control System.
  84. WWW World Wide Web. The WWW is made up of all of the computers on the Internet which use HTML-capable software (Netscape, Explorer, etc.) to exchange data.
  85. WWW robot A variety of search engine that automatically moves through Web hyperlinks to compile databases of available URLs (universal resource locators).
  86. WX Weather
  87. WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get Display and software technology which shows on the computer screen exactly what will print.