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`and design of the site. Also called webmistress,
`webweaver.
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`webmistress \webmis-tras\ 17. See webmaster.
`Web page \web” paj\
`7. A document on the
`World Wide Web. A Web page consists of an
`HTMLfile, with associatedfiles for graphics and
`scripts,
`in a particular directory on a_ particular
`machine (andthus identifiable by a URL). Usually
`a Web page contains links to other Web pages. See
`also URL.
`Web phone \web’ fon\ 7. See Internet telephone.
`Web server \web’ sar var\ 1. See HTTPserver.
`Web site \web’ sit\ 1. A group of related HTML
`documents andassociatedfiles, scripts, and data-
`bases that is served up by an HTTPserver on the
`World Wide Web. The HTML documents in a Web
`site generally cover one or more related topics and
`are interconnectedthrough hyperlinks. Most Web
`sites have a home page as their starting point,
`which frequently functions as a table of contents
`forthe site. Manylarge organizations, suchas cor-
`porations, will have one or more HTTPservers
`dedicatedto a single Website. However, an HTTP
`server can also serve several small Websites, such
`as those ownedbyindividuals. Users need a Web
`browser and an Internet connection to access a
`Website. See also home page, HTML, HTTPserver
`(definition 1), Web browser,
`n. A system
`Web terminal \web” tormoa-nal\
`containing a central processing unit (CPU), RAM,
`a high-speed modemor other means of connect-
`ing to the Internet, and powerful video graphics,
`but no hard disk, intended to be usedsolely as a
`client to the World Wide Web rather than as a
`general-purpose computer. Also called network
`computer.
`77. A system for accessing the
`Web TV \web” T-V’\
`World Wide Web anddisplaying Web pages on a
`television screen using a set-top box.
`webweaver \web wévar\ 7. See webmaster.
`webzine \web‘zén\ 7. An electronic publication
`distributed primarily through the World Wide
`Web, rather thanas an ink-on-paper magazine. See
`also ezine.
`weighted code \watad kod’\ 1. A data represen-
`tation code in which eachbit position has a speci-
`fied inherent value, which might or might not be
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`includedin the interpretation of the data, depend-
`ing on whetherthe bit is on oroff.
`welcome page \wel’kampaj*\ 1. See homepage,
`WELL \wel, W-EL-L“\
`7. Acronym for Whole
`Earth ‘Lectronic Link. A conferencing system
`based in San Francisco, California, that is accessi-
`ble through the Internet and through dial-up
`access points in many major cities. The WELL
`attracts many computer professionals, along with
`other people whoenjoyparticipating in one of the
`Internet’s most successful virtual communities.
`Because of the numberof journalists and other
`prominent people who participate in the WELL.
`it
`has substantial influence beyondits ownrelatively
`small numberof subscribers.
`well-behaved \welbé-havd’\ adj. 1. Of, pertain-
`ing to, or characteristic of a programthat performs
`properly even when given extreme or erroneous
`input values. 2, Obeying the rules of a particular
`programming environment,
`well-mannered \wel'man‘ard\
`behaved.
`wetware \wetwar\ 7. Slang forliving beings and
`their brains, as part of the environment that also
`includes hardware andsoftware.
`“what-if” evaluation \hwoat-if @-val’yG-a’shan,
`woat-iP\ 2. A kind of spreadsheet evaluation in
`whichcertain values in a spreadsheet are changed
`in order to reveal the effects of those changes. For
`example, a spreadsheet user can use “what-if”
`evaluation to try different mortgage rates and
`terms to see the effect on monthly payments and
`on total interest paid overthe life of a loan.
`whatis \hwat-iz’, wat-iz‘\ 1. 1. A UNIX utility for
`obtaining a summary of a keyword’s documenta-
`tion. See also man pages. 2. An Archie command
`for locating software whose description contains
`desired words.
`What You See Before You Get It \hwat yGO s&
`ba-fory yGo get’ it, wat'\ adj. See WYSBYGI.
`What You See Is What You Get
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`hwot y6O get’, wat\ adj. See WYSIWYG.
`wheel printer \hwél’ prin‘tar, wél“\ 1. Seedaisy-
`wheelprinter.
`Whetstone \hwet‘ston, wet’st6n\ 7. A benchmark
`test that attempts to measure the speed andeffi-
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