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.

 

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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 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).

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 Area Information Server (WAIS): WAIS, pronounced 'ways,' search for data through online gopher databases. Unless you are looking for scientific or technical information, look somewhere else.

Wide Area AF: Means the autofocus detection area is wider than normal. Making it easier to photograph moving subjects.

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 Lens: A focal length which generally provides a wide view of a scene and increases the illusion of depth, so that some objects seem to be far apart from one another.

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

Widescreen: A term given to picture displays with a wider aspect ratio than your standard analog TV. Digital HDTV or SDTV is referred to as '16:9 widescreen.' Most motion pictures also have a 16:9 wides . . . View Full Definition