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Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD)
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Term No.Term Name/Term DescriptionAction
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W-C à compostage
W-C dans lequel les déjections et un apport de matériaux riche en carbone sont mélangés (déchets végétaux, paille, herbe, son, cendres) afin d`en faire un compost inoffensif......
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723
Wadi
1 - Ravin ou vallée, généralement secs, sauf pendant la saison des pluies. 2 - Oued : Parfois, aussi le cours d`eau qui coule dans une telle vallée......
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6153
Wagon remorque
Remorque avec benne basculante.
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8322
Wait state
An internal condition of delay in processing time executed by the CPU when a synchronizing control signal is not present. Wait states synchronize the timing of a CPU with the relatively slower access time of the computer’s main memory......
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8323
WAN
Wide Area Network, a network that typically spans nationwide distances and usually utilizes public telephone networks.
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8324
Warm start
Restarting a program that has stopped, but without losing any data.
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8325
WAV
A popular Windows format for sound files.
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8326
Webpage
A file of information that can be viewed through WWW.
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8327
Windowing
The ability of a program to divide a display screen into smaller sub-units that permit portions of different sections of a program, or different programs, to be displayed on the screen, edited, and copied independently......
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8328
Windows
Most popular graphical-user-interface operating system developed by Microsoft Corp. for personal computers.
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8329
Wireless Application Protocol
An open international standard for applications that use wireless communication, e.g. Internet access from a mobile phone......
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8330
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network, a communication system that transmits and receives data using modulated electromagnetic waves, implemented as an extension to, or as an alternative for, a wired LAN. WLANs are typically found within a small client node-dense locale (e.g. a campus or office building), or anywhere a traditional network cannot be deployed .....
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8517
Word
A word processing software produced by Microsoft Corp. to be operated on both Windows and Macintosh platforms.
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8516
Word processing (WP)
The term refers to a program, that allows creating, editing, formatting, displaying, printing, and storage of text with great flexibility and ease. Different WP programs provide different, and sometimes, more desirable capabilities than others......
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8518
WordPerfect
A popular word processing software produced by Corel Corp.
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8394
Workstation
The work area and/or equipment used for computer operations, including computer-aided design (CAD). The equipment generally consists of a monitor, keyboard, printer and/or plotter, and other output devices......
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8331
World Wide Web (WWW)
A system for searching a computer home page in world wide internet system.
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8332
WORM
Write-Once, Read-Many, a high-density optical disk memory available in a variety of formats from 5.25" to 14". The WORM can be programmed once, permanently saving a user’s data. It then becomes an optical disk read-only memory having essentially the same features as a CD-ROM. Also called CD-R (CD-Recordable)......
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Write
The process of storing data into a memory.
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