Operation Manual

Glossary
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VoIP Voice Over Internet Protocol. The technology used to transmit voice
conversations over a data network using the Internet Protocol. Such data
network may be the Internet or a corporate Intranet.
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WAN Wide Area Network. Any physical network technology that spans large
geographic distances. WANs usually operate a slower speeds than LANs or
MANs. See WAN.
WWW World Wide Web. A hypertext-based, distributed information system
based on a client-server architecture. Web browsers (client applications)
request documents from Web servers. Documents may contain text, graphics
and audiovisual data, as well as links to other documents and services. Web
servers and documents are identified by URLs (Uniform Resource Locators).