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| Term | Definition | Known Abbreviations and Acronyms |
| World Wide Web | W3, WWW |
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| Global network of servers linked together using a common protocol that allows access to millions of documents. Commonly known as "The Internet". | ||
| World Wide Web Consortium | W3C |
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| Consortium that produces the software standards and recommendations for the World Wide Web. | ||
| Web Accessibility Initiative | WAI |
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| International section of the W3C with the goal of making the web usable by all persons. | ||
| Wide Area Information System | WAIS |
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| Software system that allows the search of indexes. | ||
| Wide Area Network | WAN |
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| A computer network that is spread over a large geographical area. | ||
| Wireless Application Protocol | WAP |
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| Secure specification that allows users to access information via handheld wireless devices. | ||
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines | WCAG |
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| Guidelines set out by the WAI to ensure accessibility of all websites by everyone. | ||
| Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance | WECA |
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| Organization that certifies the interoperability of IEEE 802.11 products and promotes WiFi and WiFi5 as global wireless standards. | ||
| Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointing Devices | WIMP |
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| The main devices currently used to interact with computers. The alternative is through the CLI. | ||
| Windows Operating System | WIN |
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| Graphical user interface by MicroSoft that allows the end user to interact more comfortably with the functions available. | ||
| Wireless Markup Language | WML |
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| Markup language developed specifically for wireless applications. Similar to HTML. | ||
| What You See Is Not What Others Get | WYSINWOG |
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| Play on words about WYSIWYG because while the programs try to show you what you will get, others may not see the same thing. | ||
| What You See Is What You Get | WYSIWYG |
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| Pronounced "Wizzy'Wig" - is an acronym that is used to define some HTML editors (FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Expressions) that show you what the end product will look like when you are done, while you are still editing the document. | ||