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WAN


Wide Area Network. A network made up of interconnected LANs that span wide geographic areas by using WAN links such as telephone lines or satellite technology to connect computers in different cities, countries, or even different continents. 
See also: Network, LAN, and
MAN.





Warm boot


Restarting a computer that is already turned on without first turning it off. 
See also: Boot and Cold
Boot.





Web browser


Software that is used to display web pages and present audio and video to the user. 
See also: World Wide Web, Web Page, and
Web Site.




Web page


A document written in a language of the World Wide Web.  See also: World Wide Web,
Web Browser,
Web Site, HTML,
Web Server, and VRML.





Web portal


A website that offers a very broad range of resources from e-mail and Internet service to online shopping. 
See also: World Wide Web, Web
Site, E-Mail, Internet, and
ISP.





Web server


A computer that delivers Web pages to computer users on the Internet.  See also:
World Wide Web, Web Page,
Web Site, Internet, and Server.





Web Site


A location on the World Wide Web that contains a home page, which is the first document users see when they enter the site. The site might also contain additional documents and files. 
See also: World Wide Web,
Web Browser, Web Page,
Web portal, Web Server, and
Internet.





Windows


A series of GUI operating systems used on IBM compatible personal computers. 
See also: GUI and Operating
System.





Wireless


The ability of an electronic device to communicate with another using the atmosphere as its media. 
See also: Media.





Wireless media


Media that carries signals from one computer to another without a permanent tangible physical connection. 






Word processor


Software used to perform word processing functions such as writing and editing documents. 
See also: Software.





World Wide Web (WWW)


A collection of Internet servers that support documents created in a specific format such as HTML to be displayed with a Web browser. 
See also: Internet, Server,
HTML, VRML,
Web portal, Web Server, and Web
Browser.





WRAM


Windows RAM. This is a special type of VRAM that provides even better performance than standard VRAM by supporting two ports for memory exchange. 
See also: VRML and RAM.





WWW


  See also: World Wide Web.





WYSIWYG


What You See Is What You Get