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connectivity for consumer electronics such as
televisions, DVD players, and digital cameras.
Wireless
Telecommunications using electromagnetic
waves rather than wires or cable to transmit
information. Wireless communication can be
used for free-ranging mobile systems such as
cell phones and global positioning systems
(GPS), which use satellite technology. Wireless
systems can also be fixed, such as LANs that
provide wireless communications within a
limited area (such as an office), or wireless
peripherals such as mice and keyboards.
WMA (Windows Media Audio)
An audio format owned by Microsoft, is a
part of Microsoft Windows Media technology.
Includes Microsoft Digital Rights Management
tools, Windows Media Video encoding
technology, and Windows Media Audio
encoding technology.
WPA / WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
A Wi-Fi standard that was designed to
improve upon the security features of WEP.
The technology is designed to work with
existing Wi-Fi products that have been
enabled with WEP (i.e. as a software upgrade
to existing hardware), but the technology
includes two improvements over WEP.
WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a standard
for easy and secure establishment of a wireless
home network. The goal of the WPS protocol
is to simplify the process of configuring
security on wireless networks.
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