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Weather BureaunounMWEan administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecastsverified
Weather ChartnounMWE(meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended regionverified
Weather ConditionnounMWEthe atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitationverified
Weather DecknounMWEupper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck belowverified
Weather MapnounMWE(meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended regionverified
Weather SheetnounMWE(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the windverified
Weather StationnounMWEone of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recordedverified
Weather StripnounMWEa narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the coldverified
Weather StrippingnounMWEa narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the coldverified
Weatherlinessnounthe quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward, even in a stiff windverified
Weavernounfinch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nestsverified
Weaver FinchnounMWEfinch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nestsverified
Weaver's BroomnounMWEtall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketryverified
Weaver's HitchnounMWEa hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)verified
Weaver's KnotnounMWEa hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)verified
Weaverbirdnounfinch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nestsverified
Web BugnounMWEMalicious code, invisible to a user, placed on Web sites in such a way that it allows third parties to track use of Web servers and collect information about the user, including IP address, host name, browser type and version, operating system name and version, and Web browser cookie.ThreatRegulatedPII
Web Content Filtering SoftwarenounMWEA program that prevents access to undesirable Web sites, typically by comparing a requested Web site address to a list of known bad Web sites.Control
Web hostingnounMWEThe business of providing the equipment and services required to host and maintain files for one or more web sites and provide fast Internet connections to those sites Scope Note: Most hosting is shared, which means that web sites of multiple companies are on the same server to share/reduce costs.System
Web LognounMWEa shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbiesverified
Web of TrustnounMWEA web of trust is the trust that naturally evolves as a user starts to trust other's signatures, and the signatures that they trust.Control
Web PagenounMWEa document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browserverified
Web Risk AssessmentnounMWEProcesses for ensuring Web sites are in compliance with applicable policies.Process
WEB SEC codenounMWEAn ACH debit entry initiated by an originator resulting from the receiver's authorization through the Internet to make a transfer of funds from a consumer account of the receiver.ArtifactRegulatedPII
Web servernounMWEUsing the client-server model and the World Wide Web's HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Web Server is a software program that serves web pages to users.System
Web SpinnernounMWEany of a small order of slender typically tropical insects that nest in colonies in silken tunnels that they spinverified
Web-Toed SalamandernounMWEany of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tonguesverified
Webcamnouna digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internetverified
WebsitenounA webpage or set of webpages designed, presented, and linked together to form a logical information resource and/or transaction initiation function.System
Website hostingnounMWEThe service of providing ongoing support and monitoring of an Internet-addressable computer that stores webpages and processes transactions initiated over the Internet.SystemRegulated
Wedding AnniversarynounMWEthe anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it)verified
Wedding BandnounMWEa ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the weddingverified
Wedding CakenounMWEa rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorationsverified
Wedding ChestnounMWEchest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriageverified
Wedding PicturenounMWEphotographs of bride and groom and their friends taken at their weddingverified
Wedding RingnounMWEa ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the weddingverified
Wedlocknounthe state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)verified
Weekend WarriornounMWEa homeowner who acts as a contractor and tries to do major improvement projects on weekends (often without understanding the scope of the work to be done)verified