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| W3C—World Wide Web Consortium |
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An industry consortium that seeks to promote standards for the evolution of the Web and interoperability between Web products by producing specifications and reference software. |
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| WAP—Wireless Access Protocol |
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An open industry standard for mobile internet access that allows wireless devices to access information and services. |
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| WAV—waveform audio |
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The standard audio
file format for DOS computers. |
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| waveform audio (WAV) |
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The standard audio
file format for DOS computers. |
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| Web browser |
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A software application
that communicates with a Web server to request and retrieve information. |
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| Web server |
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A computer with internet
access that accepts URL requests from a Web browser and returns the appropriate
response. |
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| Web Services Description Language (WSDL) |
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An XML language used to describe a Web service and to specify how to communicate with it. |
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| Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) |
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An open industry standard for mobile internet access that allows wireless devices to access information and services. |
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| Wireless Markup Language (WML) |
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An XML language used to specify content and user interface for WAP devices. |
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| Web services |
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Software
building blocks, including business logic and processes or functions, that
developers can assemble to create full-featured applications. A credit-checking service is an example of a Web service that could be integrated
into a Web-enabled purchasing service. |
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| WML—Wireless Markup Language. |
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An XML language used to specify content and user interface for WAP devices. |
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| World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) |
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An
industry consortium that seeks to promote standards for the evolution of
the Web and interoperability between Web products by producing specifications
and reference software. |
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| WSDL—Web Services Description Language |
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An XML language used to describe a Web service and to specify how to communicate
with it. |
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