WILEY ELECTRICAL AND
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`ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
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`DICTIONARY
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`Steven M. Kaplan
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`.IEEE
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`IEEE PRESS
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`wireless telecommunications
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`866
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`word processing program
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`wiring diagram A graphical representation of the electrical
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`not use connecting wires or cables for the exchange of in­
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`elements in a circuit, and the way each is interconnected
`formation.
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`with each other. Each circuit element is represented by a
`Same as wireless
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`wireless telecommunications (1).
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`symbol, while lines represent the wiring. Also called wiring
`A message sent via wireless
`wireless telegram
`telegraphy.
`or
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`schematic, circuit diagram, schematic circuit diagram,
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`Also called radiotelegraph. 1. The
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`wireless telegraph
`diagram (3).
`2. A device utilized
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`transmission of wireless telegrams. to
`wiring harness A group of insulated conductors which are
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`send wireless
`telegrams.
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`bound together so as to facilitate the connection of their
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`Telegraphy in which radio waves are
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`wireless telegraphy
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`various terminals. Used, for instance, to run multiple auto­
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`utilized, as opposed to wires. Also called radiotelegraphy.
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`mobile cables, each controlling individual items or systems,
`Same as wireless
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`such as brake lights, tum indicators, trunk releases, and elec­
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`wireless telephone
`phone.
`trical signals enhancing braking.
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`The use of telephones for wireless
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`wireless telephony
`com­
`Same as wiring diagram.
`munications.
`wiring schematic
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`The transmission of wireless. signals,
`Same as withstanding
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`wireless transmission
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`withstand voltage
`voltage.
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`such as radio-frequency waves, by a device such as a mi­
`voltage The maximum voltage which can be
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`crowave antenna.
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`applied to a dielectric without adverse effects, such as di­
`WAN Abbreviation of wireless wide-area network.
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`electric breakdown. Also called withstand or di­
`wireless
`voltage,
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`A WAN whose nodes communicate via radio-frequency
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`electric withstanding voltage.
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`waves, such as microwaves. Such a network may span mul­
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`wizard 1. An interactive utility which provides help, such as
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`tiple countries. Its abbreviation is WWAN.
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`that which may be needed during the installation or use of
`Web Wireless access to the World Wide Web. A
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`an application. Such a wizard usually provides guidance
`wireless
`2. An expert in some
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`wireless portal, for instance, may be used for this.
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`step-by-step. Also called assistant.
`such as a hacker. 3. A
`area of computing or networking,
`network S�me as wireless
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`wireless wide-area
`WAN.
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`user with certain privileges in a given setting, such as
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`Without the use of connecting wires, cables, or the
`wirelessly
`MUDs.
`like.
`WLAN Abbreviation of wireless
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`LAN.
`An instrument similar to a radiosonde, except that
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`wiresonde
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`WLL Abbreviation of wireless
`local loop.
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`the gathered data is transmitted via a connecting wire or ca­
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`WM Abbreviation of wattmeter.
`ble.
`wiretap Also spelled wire tap. 1. A concealed
`device which
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`WML Abbreviation of wireless
`markup language.
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`serves to surreptitiously intercept a communication, espe­
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`WO Abbreviation of write once.
`Also called tap (4). 2. To
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`ciallya telephonic conversation.
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`A signal generator whose output is varied con­
`wobbulator
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`install a wiretap (1), or make such a connection. Also
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`tinuously between two limits. Used, for instance, to deter­
`called tap (5). 3. To monitor and/or
`record a communica­
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`mine the frequency response of a circuit or device.
`tion using a wiretap (1). Also called tap (6).
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`wolfram A lustrous silver-gray metal whose atomic number is
`The use of a wiretap (I). Also, the installation
`wiretapping
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`74. It is very hard and dense, ductile, has great corrosion
`ofa wiretap (1). Also spelled wire-tapping.
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`resistance, and has the highest melting point and lowest va­
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`wireway A specially designed channel through which cables
`por pressure of all known metals. At elevated temperatures
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`and wires are run. A cable tray provides mechanical sup­
`it also has the highest tensile strength. It has almost 35
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`port, and protection which is tailored to specific needs.
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`known isotopes, of which 3 are stable. Its applications in­
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`Such protection may include jackets and/or shields which
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`clude its use as bulb filaments, in electron tubes, in X-ray
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`safeguard against flames, high electrical noise, vibrations,
`tubes, hard parts such as rocket nozzles, and in high-speed
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`crushing, and so on. Also called cable tray.
`cutting devices and tools. Its chemical symbol is W. Also
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`A resistor in which the resistive element
`called tungsten.
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`wirewound resistor
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`is a length of a resistance wire or strip, such as that made of
`wire An extremely fine platinum wire which is
`Wollaston
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`nichrome, which is wound around insulating form or core.
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`used, for instance, in hot-wire instruments.
`Also spelled wire-wound
`resistor.
`Wood's alloy Same as Wood's metal.
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`wiring Also called electric wiring. 1. The system of wires
`Wood's metal A silver-gray alloy whose composition is 50%
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`and/or conductors that connect electrical components, cir­
`bismuth, 25% lead, 12.5% tin, and 12.5% cadmium. It is
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`cuits, and devices together. For instance, the wires in a
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`used, for instance, as a solder with a low melting point.
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`piece of electrical equipment, or the interconnections be­
`Also called Wood's alloy.
`tween components of an Ie. 2. The process of installing
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`woofer A large speaker designed to reproduce frequencies
`wiring (1).
`manufacturing
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`below a given threshold, such as 1000 or 300 Hz. Depend­
`wiring board A patch panel, plugboard, printed-circuit board,
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`ing on the design and components, a woofer may accurately
`or other panel or board serving for mounting and making
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`reproduce frequencies below the limit of human hearing.
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`connections between components land circuits.
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`Such a speaker unit is usually utilized with others, such as
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`A capacitance which is not concentrated
`wiring capacitance
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`midranges and tweeters, for reproduction across the full au­
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`within a capacitor. Examples include the capacitance be­
`dio spectrum. Also called low-frequency
`speaker.
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`tween the turns in a coil, or between adjacent conductors of
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`Word A common word processing program.
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`a circuit. This contrasts with lumped capacitance, which is
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`word The fundamental unit of storage for a given computer
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`concentrated within a capacitor. Also called self­
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`architecture. It represents the maximum number of bits that
`or distributed
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`capacitance, stray capacitance,
`capaci­
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`can be held in its registers and be processed at one time. A
`tance.
`word for computers with a 32-bit data bus is 32 bits, or 4
`wiring closet A location or enclosure, such as a wall box or
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`bytes. A word for computers with a 256-bit data bus is 256
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`distribution frame, that houses communications wires and
`bits, or 32 bytes, and so on. Also called computer word.
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`cables, and which provides terminals and connections.
`The use of a word processor.
`word processing
`A device, object, or tool, such as a binding
`wiring connector
`Same as word processor.
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`word processing application
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`post or a wire-wrapping tool, which serves to join two or
`program Same as word processor.
`word processing
`more conductors.
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