User Guide Part 8

Security Aspects
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System User Guide
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Term
Description
UTC
Universal Time Coordinated.
This is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time.
It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
URL
Uniform Resource Locator.
Also known as Web Address.
A specific character string that constitutes a reference to a resource.
In most web browsers, the URL of a web page is displayed on top inside an
address bar.
An example of a typical URL would be "http://en.example.org/wiki/Main_Page".
USB
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Universal Serial Bus.
An industry standard defining the cables, connectors and communications
protocols used in a bus for connection, communication and power supply
between computers and electronic devices.
VPN
Virtual Private Network.
VPN extends a private network across a public network, such as the Internet.
The Virtual Private Network enables a computer to send and receive data across
shared or public networks as if it were directly connected to the private network,
while benefitting from the functionality, security and management policies of the
private network.
WCF
Windows Communication Foundation.
A framework for building service-oriented applications.
WCCU
An Essence Term.
A We.R
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system Smart Plug peripheral device.
WMI
Windows Management Instrumentation.
A set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model that provides an operating
system interface through which instrumented components provide information
and notification.
WWW, Web
World Wide Web.
Also abbreviated as WWW or W3 and known as the Web.
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed
via the Internet.
Using a web browser, web pages that may contain text, images, videos, and
other multimedia, may viewed, and navigated in between via hyperlinks.
Wi-Fi
(Also spelled: Wifi, wi-fi or WiFi) is a popular technology that allows an electronic
device to exchange data wirelessly over a computer network, including high-
speed Internet connections.