Wattage
It is a unit of electrical power relating electrical
pressure (volts) to electrical flow (amps). For example,
1Watt = 1V x 1A. Since amps are dependent on the conductor's
resistance to electrical flow, you can't ignore this factor
in your calculations.
Wire-wound (WW) resistors
These are referenced with the other resistors.
WM
Working Memory.
WMA
Working Memory Address.
WMS
Working Memory Stride.
WM Interconnect
Crossbar switch connecting the WM (working Memory) modules to the IO (Inpur Output) and arithmetic clusters.
WORM
A "Write-Once Read-Many times" data storage technique. An archival data recording format that only writes a CD once, but it can be read many times. Every time a file is saved it is saved as a new document. Each earlier version of the document can be accessed. Because the CD cannot be overwritten, the document's developmental history is recorded. WORM is the preferred format for legal, medical and governmental purposes where a complete audit trail of documents, data integrity and archivability are essential.
WORM data storage does not require nearly as much space for recording file access and location data as CD-Rs, and its 1.5 GB capacity (750 MB per side on a 5.25" disk) is a reasonable alternative to the 650 MB of ISO 9660 CD-ROMs.
Wideband
A communication channel that has a greater bandwidth than voice-grade lines.
Win95, or W95
This label indicates that a product is compatible with computers that use the Windows 95 operating system.
WRAM
Windows VRAM (not associated with Microsoft Windows) can perform more pixel-processing functions than VRAMs. They are 32 bits wide and data can be move in and out simultaneously. RAM (Random-Access Memory) Memory chip that data can be read from and written to.
Write Precomp (WP)
Refer to: Reduced Write Current (RWC).
X.PC
A network error-checking protocol that makes a statistical analysis of (addressed) packets (of 1s and 0s), and transmit them for analysis at the receiving end. It handles multi-bit errors, (as does Cyclical redundancy check, CRC and MNP). Unlike the other one-to-one protocols, X.PC can link with up to 15 host computers, via a packet-switching network. For two modems to communicate, they must use the same error-checking protocol, if any. The more efficient the error-checking, the slower it works.
X-Modem Protocol
There are several versions available (for DOS and CP/M based-systems), and some do not work with others of similar name. All provide for single file transfers; a few can be programed for the sequential-transfer of selected files in batches. This link protocol adds To/From addresses to blocks of data&emdash;a 10% overhead. Look for these features: CRC (cyclical redundancy check) and/or Checksum error-checking protocols.
zbr or Zone-bit recording
It doubles a drive's data storage capacity by maximizing the bit density on all tracks. Low-level factory formatting sets the number of sectors on each track by its circumference rather than using the same number of sectors for all tracks. The larger the circumference, the more numerous the sectors, progressively from the inner hub to the outer rim. The sectors-per-track value is averaged, then rounded down to the next-lower integer.
Zener rectifier diodes
They are referenced with other Diodes.
References are samples only. Each one is presented in greater detail in the
Technical Research Assistant for 2001
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