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wireline access

Terminal access to the network which uses wireline technology (e.g., conventional telephone sets and subscriber lines). [T
1. 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 standard physical interface. [T
1. Rpt44-1995]

wireline common carrier

A telecommunications common carrier that is also engaged in the business of providing landline local exchange telephone service. [47CFR]

wizard

An intelligent, trainable Web spider. Synonyms droid, smart bot, spider.

WLAN

Wireless Local Area Network

WMS

Warehouse Management System

WNP

Wireless Number Portability

word

A character string or a bit string considered to be an entity for some purpose.
Note: In telegraph communications, six character intervals are defined as a word when computing traffic capacity in words per minute, which is computed by multiplying the data signaling rate in baud by 10 and dividing the resulting product by the number of unit intervals per… (Read More →)

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, retrieving, displaying, and printing text. Synonym text processing.

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