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- WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)
- Specification for protocols that allow users to access the Internet via wireless devices > More
- WAV
- PC audio file format used for waveform sound files > More
- WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
- Basic security protocol for Wi-Fi networks > More
- Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)
- Any of the 802.11 wireless networking specifications > More
- warchalking
- Unauthorised marking of locations of wireless access points available for free network access > More
- watermark
- Code inserted into an audio file in order to identify the first person who legally purchased the file > More
- widescreen
- Image with an aspect ratio greater than 1.33:1 (4:3) or a picture wider and narrower than a standard TV image > More
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