w.
Watt.
watt.
The
practical unit
of
electric power.
window. (1) A predefined
part
of
the virtual space. (2) The
visible area
of
a viewplane.
word. (1) A character string
or
a bit string considered as an
entity. (2) See computer word.
write.
To
make a permanent
or
transient recording
of
data
in a
storage device
or
on
a
data
medium.
write precompensation. The varying of the timing
of
the
head
current from the
outer
tracks to the inner tracks of the diskette to
keep a constant 'write' signal.
yon plane.
In
computer graphics, a plane
that
is
perpendicular to
the line joining the viewing reference point
and
the view point,
and
that
lies beyond the viewing reference point.
Any
part
of an
object
beyond
the yon plane
is
not
seen. See also hither plane.
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