https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/ 2026-06-05T18:17:03-0400 https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/ https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:15-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:start&rev=1633369215&do=diff Glossary W Terms Return to Glossary Note: You can add new terms beginning with 'W' here List of Words Return to Top * WaitSet * Wallet * Waterfall Model * Wayback Machine * Weakly Typed Language * Weakness * Web Application (Web App) * Web Service * Web Services Description Language (WSDL) * web3.js * Weight of Network * Whisper * White Box Testing * Wide Area Network (WAN) * Wifi Frequencies * Will (Requirement) * Windows Registry * Wire Protocol * Wired Network * Wir… text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:15-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:waitset&rev=1633369215&do=diff WaitSet Return to Glossary A WaitSet allows application threads to block and wait until one or more of the attached Conditions has a trigger value of TRUE, or until a specified timeout occurs. Source: OpenSplice Glossary text/html 2021-10-03T20:08:06-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wallet&rev=1633306086&do=diff Wallet Return to Glossary Wallet is a file that contains a collection of private keys. Source: <https://hackernoon.com/blockchain-dictionary-f4d098c9ef89> text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:15-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wan&rev=1633369215&do=diff Wide Area Network (WAN) Return to Glossary A Wide Area Network (WAN) is a network that exists over a large-scale geographical area. A WAN connects different smaller networks, including Local Area Network (LAN) and metro area networks (MANs). This ensures that computers and users in one location can communicate with computers and users in other locations. WAN implementation can be done either with the help of the public transmission system or a text/html 2021-10-04T00:54:33-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:waterfall&rev=1633323273&do=diff Waterfall Model Return to Glossary The Waterfall Model is a sequential software development process model that follows the following defined phases: ConceptionInitiationAnalysisDesignConstructionTestingProduction/ImplementationMaintenance Using the software development life cycle's (SDLC) common steps, the waterfall model enforces moving to the next phase only after completion of the previous phase. Returning to a previous phase is frowned upon unless there is a clear need to do so. text/html 2022-01-05T17:01:44-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wayback_machine&rev=1641420104&do=diff Wayback Machine Return to Glossary The Wayback Machine is an Internet archive project maintained by Internet Archive, a nonprofit, and Alexa Internet, a public company owned by Amazon. The purpose of the Wayback Machine is to collect as much content as possible from the web that might otherwise be lost when websites change or close down. The project evolved through the use of sophisticated web crawlers that attempt to download accessible text/html 2022-01-15T09:03:06-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wcet&rev=1642255386&do=diff Worst-Case Execution Time (WCET) Return to Glossary Worst-Case Execution Time (WCET) is a software development metric that determines the maximum length of time a task or set of tasks requires on a specific hardware platform. The worst-case scenario is a crucial consideration for text/html 2022-01-26T17:00:13-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:weakly_typed_laguage&rev=1643234413&do=diff Weakly Typed Language Return to Glossary A Weakly Typed Language, also sometimes referred to as Dynamically Typed, has looser typing rules than Strongly Typed Language and may produce unpredictable or even erroneous results, or may perform implicit type conversion at runtime. Advocates of Dynamically Typed (generally text/html 2022-01-25T11:23:13-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:weakness&rev=1643127793&do=diff Weakness Return to Glossary Weakness is an error in Software (SW) or Hardware (H/W) implementation, code, design, or architecture that, depending on exposure, could be exploited by an attacker. Source: <https://www.first.org/cvss/user-guide#Glossary-of-Terms> text/html 2022-01-29T08:44:18-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:web3.js&rev=1643463858&do=diff web3.js Return to Glossary web3.js, also known as web3, is a collection of libraries which allow you to interact with a local or remote Ethereum Node, using an Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or Inter-Process Communication (IPC) connection. The web3 JavaScript library interacts with the Ethereum blockchain. It can retrieve user accounts, send transactions, interact with smart contracts, and more. text/html 2022-01-09T20:07:33-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:web_service&rev=1641776853&do=diff Web Service Return to Glossary Web Service is a software service used to communicate between two devices on a network. More specifically, a Web service is a software application with a standardized way of providing interoperability between disparate applications. It does so over text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:15-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:webapp&rev=1633369215&do=diff Web Application (Web App) Return to Glossary A Web Application (Web App) is application software that runs on a web server, unlike computer-based software programs that are run locally on the Operating System (OS) of the device. Web applications are accessed by the user through a web browser with an active network connection. These applications are programmed using a text/html 2021-10-03T18:24:54-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:weight_of_network&rev=1633299894&do=diff Weight of Network Return to Glossary Weight of Network is a figure given to all the coins that are actively Staking on the entire XLR Network. The Coins in your Wallet that are available for Staking also has a Weight. If the Weight of the Network is 8000 and the Weight of your Coins is 2000 then you have a good chance of Minting some new coins. However if the Weight of your Coins is just 1 then the chance of you Minting some new coins are remote. Some Networks combine other factors to the ca… text/html 2022-01-08T19:05:29-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:whisper&rev=1641686729&do=diff Whisper Return to Glossary Whisper is a pure identity-based messaging system. Whisper provides a simple low-level Application Programming Interface (API) without being based upon or influenced by the low-level hardware attributes and characteristics. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) communication between the nodes of Whisper network uses the underlying ÐΞVp2p Wire Protocol. Whisper was not designed to provide a connection-oriented system, nor for simply delivering data between a pair of particular network… text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:15-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:whiteboxtesting&rev=1633369215&do=diff White Box Testing Return to Glossary White Box Testing techniques analyze the internal structures the used data structures, internal design, code structure and the working of the software rather than just the functionality as in black box testing. It is also called glass box testing or clear box testing or structural testing. text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:15-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wifi&rev=1633369215&do=diff Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Return to Glossary Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) is a type of wireless network technology used for connecting to the Internet. The frequencies wi-fi works at are 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz, ensure no interference with cellphones, broadcast radio, TV antenna and two-way radios are encountered during transmission. text/html 2022-01-17T08:38:40-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wifi_frequencies&rev=1642426720&do=diff Wifi Frequencies Return to Glossary Wifi Frequencies used in Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) are controlled by International Treaties, but the IEEE 802.1 Working Group defines the following frequencies: IEEE 802.11 variant Frequency bands used 802.11a 5GHz 802.11b 2.4GHz 802.11g 2.4GHz text/html 2021-10-03T22:24:16-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:will_req&rev=1633314256&do=diff Will (Requirement) Return to Glossary Will is not per se the specification of a requirement but is used to indicate a statement of fact. Will statements are not subject to verification. For example: if I want to tell you something about another system I will use “will”. “The XYZ system will have the timing as defined in an ICD 1234.” Or if I am giving a description of something that exists today, I will use “will”. “This report will contain this data…” In a statement of work (SOW) or … text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:15-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:windowsregistry&rev=1633369215&do=diff Windows Registry Return to Glossary Windows Registry is a hierarchically structured database that is used to store data related to configuration settings, software and user preferences in a Microsoft Windows Operating System (OS). It contains entries and values that control the behavior of certain configurations and user preferences, as well as information for text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:15-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wired&rev=1633369215&do=diff Wired Network Return to Glossary A Wired Network uses cables to connect devices, such as laptop or desktop computers, to the Internet or another network. A wired network has some disadvantages when compared to a wireless network. The biggest disadvantage is that your device is tethered to a text/html 2021-10-04T10:52:29-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wireless&rev=1633359149&do=diff Wireless Network Return to Glossary A Wireless Network is computer network not connected by cables of any kind. The use of a wireless network enables enterprises to avoid the costly process of introducing cables into buildings or as a connection between different equipment locations. The basis of wireless systems are radio waves, an implementation that takes place at the physical level of network structure. text/html 2022-01-09T20:00:07-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wireprotocol&rev=1641776407&do=diff Wire Protocol Return to Glossary Wire Protocol refers to a way of getting data from point-to-point: A Wire Protocol is needed if more than one application has to interoperate. It generally refers to protocols higher than the physical layer. In contrast to transport protocols at the transport level (like Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) or User Datagram Protocol (UDP)), the term text/html 2021-10-04T13:40:15-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wizard&rev=1633369215&do=diff Wizard Return to Glossary A Wizard or Setup Assistant is a user interface type that presents a user with a sequence of dialog boxes that lead the user through a series of well-defined steps. Tasks that are complex, infrequently performed, or unfamiliar may be easier to perform using a wizard. text/html 2021-12-27T17:44:39-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wrap_around&rev=1640645079&do=diff Wrap Around Return to Glossary Wrap Around occurs when a computation involving unsigned operands whose result is reduced modulo the number that is one greater than the largest value that can be represented by the resulting type. Source: <https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/BB.+Definitions#BB.Definitions-unsignedintegerwrapping> See: OverflowUnderflow text/html 2022-01-09T20:04:34-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wsdl&rev=1641776674&do=diff Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Return to Glossary Web Services Description Language (WSDL) is an eXtensible Markup Language (XML)-based language that describes Web Services and their uses. A WSDL document is a concrete description of a Web Service that includes both abstract and concrete elements. text/html 2021-10-30T14:41:20-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:www&rev=1635619280&do=diff World Wide Web (WWW) Return to Glossary The World Wide Web (WWW) is a network of online content that is formatted in Hypertext markup language (HTML) and accessed via Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The term refers to all the interlinked HTML pages that can be accessed over the Internet. The World Wide Web was originally designed in 1991 by Tim Berners-Lee while he was a contractor at CERN.