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WDM

Abbreviation for wavelength-division multiplexing.

WDM-PON

Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network

weak bit

A bit intentionally written on a diskette with a weak magnetic field strength that may be interpreted as zero or one and that is written as part of a method of copy protection. [2382-pt.8]

weakly guiding fiber

An optical fiber in which the refractive index contrast is small (substantially less than 1%).

Web

See World Wide Web.

web browser

A user interface (usually graphical) to hypertext information on the World Wide Web.

Web document

An HTML (hypertext markup language) document available on the World Wide Web. [Bahorsky]

Web node

Synonyms Web site, Web server.

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 exponentially.

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