Acronyms Beginning With W
Sales, marketing, and technology acronyms that begin with W
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W-9
A standard IRS form used in the United States. It is most commonly provided by freelancers, contractors, vendors, or other non-employees to businesses or individuals who are required to report payments made to them. The form enables the payer to…
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W3C
An international community that develops open standards for the World Wide Web, with the goal of promoting its evolution and interoperability. The W3C was founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. The W3C is…
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WACC
A financial metric that represents a company’s average cost of capital from all sources, including debt and equity. It serves as the minimum return a company must earn on its existing assets to satisfy its investors, creditors, and owners. In…
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WAF
A security system designed to protect web applications from various online threats and attacks. It’s a critical component of cybersecurity for websites and online services, and it can be related to sales and marketing in the context of promoting secure…
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WAN
A telecommunications network that extends over a large geographic area for the primary purpose of computer networking. Wide area networks are often established with leased telecommunication circuits. Business, education, and government entities utilize WANs to relay data among staff, students,…
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WAP
A technical standard for accessing information over a mobile wireless network. Developed in the late 1990s, WAP was primarily designed to enable mobile devices, such as mobile phones and pagers, to access the internet or other computer networks to obtain…
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WatchOS
The operating system developed by Apple Inc. specifically for its Apple Watch series. It serves as the software foundation that powers the functionality, user interface, and features of the Apple Watch, enabling it to perform a variety of tasks such…
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WAV
A standard audio file format used for storing uncompressed audio data on Windows PCs. Developed by Microsoft and IBM, WAV files are also known as WAVE files or simply Wave. The format is based on the Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF)…
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WBTC
A tokenized version of Bitcoin that exists on the Ethereum blockchain. Each WBTC is backed 1:1 by actual Bitcoin held in reserve, meaning its value mirrors the price of Bitcoin while allowing it to function within the Ethereum ecosystem. The…
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WCAG
These guidelines serve as a widely accepted standard for website accessibility, and they are organized into three levels of conformance, each with progressively stricter criteria: Level A – This is the most basic level of accessibility and represents the minimum…
