| Glossary Term |
Definition |
| WAND SCANNER |
A handheld scanning device used as a contact bar code or OCR reader. |
| WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT |
An application that uses bar codes or other forms of AIDC within a warehouse to keep track of receiving, inspecting, storing, controlling inventory, picking and shipping of items and locations within the warehouse facility. |
| WEDGE |
A device that plugs in between a keyboard and a terminal and allows data to be entered by a keyboard or by various types of scanners. |
| WiFi |
A logo granted as the "seal of interoperability" by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA). Only select wireless networking products possess this characteristic of IEEE802.11b. |
WINDOWS CE
|
Most advanced mobile operating system available from Microsoft; provides choice of familiar Windows environment or robust application-specific environment. |
WINDOWS MOBILE
|
Latest version of Windows operating system with mobile versions of Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel and Outlook Mobile. |
| WIRELESS AP SUPPORT |
Access Point functions as a bridge to connect two Ethernet LANs. |
| WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) |
A wireless LAN is a data communications system providing wireless peer-to-peer (PC-to-PC, PC-to-hub, or printer-to-hub) and point-to-point (LAN-to-LAN) connectivity within a building or campus. In place of TP or coaxial wires or optical fiber as used in a conventional LAN, WLANs transmit and receive data over electromagnetic waves. WLANs perform traditional network communications functions such as file transfer, peripheral sharing, e-mail, and database access as well as augmenting wired LANs. WLANs must include NICs (adapters) and access points (in-building bridges), and for campus communications building-to-building (LAN-LAN) bridges. |
| WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORK (WPAN) |
Personal area networks are based on a global specification called Bluetooth which uses radio frequency to transmit voice and data. Over a short range, this cable-replacement technology wirelessly and transparently synchronizes data across devices and creates access to networks and the Internet. Bluetooth is ideal for mobile professionals who need to link notebook computers, mobile phones, PDAs, PIMs, and other hand-held devices to do business at home, on the road, and in the office. |
| WIRELESS WIDE AREA NETWORK |
Wide area networks utilize digital mobile phone systems to access data and information from any location in the range of a cell tower connected to a data-enabled network. Using the mobile phone as a modem, a mobile computing device such as a notebook computer, PDA, or a device with a stand-alone radio card, can receive and send information from a network, your corporate intranet, or the Internet. |
| WORK IN PROCESS |
An application or process that monitors product flow during the manufacturing process through to the finished goods stage, and also monitors processes within a warehouse. |
| WRITE |
The transfer and, generally, verification of data to a tag. |
| WRITE RATE |
The rate at which information is transferred to a tag, written into memory and verified. |
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