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Glossary Terms: W
- Wall surge protector
- Plugs directly into a wall socket and has a flat face with up to six power outlets and three phone line connections (for Internet or telephone connections).
- Watermark
- A special design pressed into paper during the manufacturing process to identify the brand.
- Web publishing wizard
- Walks you through publishing your pictures to the Web quickly and easily so you can share them with others.
- Wide ruled
- Has 11/32" spacing between each line. 28 lines per page.
- WiFi
- Wireless Fidelity. A compatibility standard that assures products from different manufacturers will be able to work together. Networking equipment that meets the WiFi standard, for instance, may be able to access public networks (such as those that are being built in airports).
- Windows file protection
- Prevents you or your applications from accidentally changing the core operating system files. This helps protect your system proactively and automatically.
- Windows media player for Windows XP
- Single place for finding, playing, organizing, & storing digital media. NEW – Windows Media Player for Windows XP provides you with new features such as: DVD playback, native CD burning, and the ability to export video to portable devices. Also included are new and improved video controls, offline metadata support (for enhanced DVD viewing), and a more streamlined and flexible user interface.
- Windows messenger
- The ultimate communications & collaboration tool with instant messaging, voice and videoconferencing, and application sharing.
- Windows movie maker
- Provides the ability to easily capture, edit, organize, and share home movies. Just plug your analog or digital cameras into your PC to get started. Add music, narration, and title cards. Once you're done, email or post your video to a Web site to share with friends and family.
- Windows update
- Windows Update can provide new device drivers in addition to application compatibility fixes so you'll have more support than ever before for your devices and applications. NEW – Updates downloaded from Windows Update can also be applied to all users on a computer at one time. Windows Update is now integrated with the Help and Support Center in Windows XP Home Edition. The device manager will also search Windows Update for new drivers when you insert a new device.
- Wireless access point
- Required when three or more desktop and/or laptop computers are connected over a wireless network. To wirelessly network three or more desktop and/or laptop computers and use DSL or cable Internet access, a cable/DSL router should be used instead of an access point.
- Wireless connections
- Automatic 802.1x wireless network configuration.