Third-Year Wide Receiver: Much like Harold Carmichael, Santana Moss and Steve Smith (to name a few), some receivers fail to make an impact until their third NFL season. Third-year receivers are great candidates to be 'sleepers' and have 'breakout' years.

 

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Third-Year Wide Receiver: Much like Harold Carmichael, Santana Moss and Steve Smith (to name a few), some receivers fail to make an impact until their third NFL season. Third-year receivers are great candidates to be . . . View Full Definition

Wide-Angle Rack: Is an additional focusing rack used on large format cameras.

Wide-Bit Stream Processing: This technology maintains 20-bit precision through the recording process, for clearer reproduction of delicate, low-level music.

Wide-Angle Lens: A wide-angle lens can capture an extra-wide view of the scene immediately before a camera. This allows you to more easily photograph panoramic landscapes for example, or take big group shots . . . View Full Definition

Wide Receiver (WR): A player position on offense. He is split wide (usually about 10 yards) from the formation and plays on the line of scrimmage as a split end (X) or one yard off as a flanker (Z).

Wide Opening: Come from when issued. Treasury bills trade on a WI basis between the day they are auctioned and the day settlement is made. Bills traded before they are auctioned are said to be traded Wi wi.

Wide-Leg Forward Bend (Prasarita Padottanasana): A standing pose. Stand with feet 4 to 4.5-feet apart. Bend your body forward until your hands touch the floor. Keep elbows bent and bring your head down to the floor.

Wide Area Network (WAN): A network in which computers are connected to each other over a long distance, using telephone lines and satellite communications. See local area network (LAN).

Wideband CDMA (WCDMA): A 3G mobile services platform, based on modern, layered network-protocol structure, similar to the protocol structure used in GSM networks. WCDMA has been designed for high-speed data servic . . . View Full Definition

X-Receiver: Term used in play calling that usually refers to the split end, or the wide receiver that lines up on the line of scrimmage. For example, 'Split Right Jet 529 X Post' tells the X-receiver to . . . View Full Definition