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wireless application

[Internet] A ready-to-use Web application for a wireless client such as a handheld device, PDA, or cellular phone, designed for […]

wizard

[software] An interactive user interface that helps a software user complete a task one step at a time. Wizards are

work order

[organizational issues] One specific task that proceeds through each stage of an organization’s workflow process, including design, acceptance, and construction

workflow

1 [organizational issues] An organization’s established processes for design, construction, and maintenance of programs, products, and business objectives. 2 [organizational

workgroup geodatabase

[ESRI software] A Microsoft SQL Server Express database that uses ArcSDE technology to store, query, and modify spatial data. Workgroup

working directory

[computing] A directory that indicates the appropriate location on disk to place results from analysis.

workspace

1 [ESRI software] A container for geographic data. A workspace can be a folder that contains shapefiles, a geodatabase, a

workstation

[hardware] A computer that has better graphics capabilities and more processing power than most personal computers, and is able to

world file

[data storage] A text file containing information about where an image should be displayed in real-world coordinates. When an image

World Wide Web

[Internet] A worldwide, decentralized, public information space for sharing documents and conducting business on the Internet. Components of the World

WSDL

[Internet] Acronym for Web Service Description Language. An XML format for describing the methods, types, and connection point of a

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