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Category: W

WEB HOSTING

Way of maintaining and hosting client’s web sites.

WETLAND

Low lying area with permanent or intermittent water. Important for water birds and animals.

WILDCAT STRIKE

Unannounced or illegal industrial action where employees have not followed procedure.

WIRE

Strip of metal that is smaller than 3/16th inches in diameter.

WITNESS

1. Person who sees a document signed. 2. Person called to court to testify and give evidence.

WORKSHOP

1. Shop floor where physical work is carried out. 2. Seminar opt training class given to solve tasks related to work to gain hands-on experience.

WAITING TIME

Period in a job where an employee is unable to work because of factors he has no control over.. Also known as allowed time, idle time, downtime.

WARM SITE

Disaster management term for an alternate business recovery site only partially equipped for business.

WATERSHED

Area above a water body that collects and adds to body of water.

WEBOGRAPHICS

Study of features, user profiles of visitors to sites. See demographics, psychographics.

WETTABILITY

Surface’s property to allow a liquid to get through dust on top of it and stick to the substrate. See wetting and wetting ability.

WILL COST

Price of contracts based on doing a job in a set period of time. Based on historical data that may have been an inefficient use of time so analysis is needed.

WITNESS TAMPERING

Obstructing justice by harassment, intimidation of the witness before and after testimony.

WORKFLOW

Steps comprising a work process where 2 or more people add or create value to activities of an organization.

WORLD BANK

Popular name for International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. See World Bank System.

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