Abbreviations in Germanic languages
- Code
-
Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- WDM
-
Wave Division Multiplexing
- WDM
-
Wavelength Division Multiplexing
The abbreviation WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) is included in abbreviations such as CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing), DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) and UDWDM (Ultra Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing).
- WDP
-
Wireless Datagram Protocol
- WDR
-
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (www.wdr.de)
- WDS
-
Wake Deluge Supply
- WDS
-
Waarder Driebruggen Samen
- WDVL
-
Web Developer's Virtual Library (www.wdvl.com)
- WDVS
-
Wärmedämmverbundsystem
- WDZ
-
Wilskracht Doet Zegevieren
- WEAG
-
Western European Armaments Group
- WEAO
-
Western European Armaments Organisation
WEAO is equivalent to GAEO (Groupe Armement de l’Europe Occidentale) in French.
- WEB
-
Wet Educatie en Beroepsonderwijs
- WEC
-
World Energy Council
WEC is equivalent to CME (Conseil Mondial de l’Énergie) in French, and CME (Consiliul Mondial al Energiei) in Romanian.
- WEC
-
Wet op de Expertise Centra
- WEC
-
Wijbosch Eerde Combinatie
- WECA
-
Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance
- WECC
-
Western European Calibration Cooperation
- WEDO
-
Women's Environment and Development Organization
- WEDT
-
Wordsmyth English Dictionary Thesaurus
- WEEE
-
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
WEEE is equivalent to DEEE (Déchets des Équipements Électriques et Électroniques) in French.
- WELAC
-
Western European Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
- WELSAP
-
WEstern Lost Ski Areas Project
- WEMAL
-
Wexford Energy Management Agency
- WENK
-
(Hogeschool voor) Wetenschap en Kunst
- WEO
-
Woldendorp En Omgeving
- WEP
-
Wired Equivalent Privacy
- WER
-
Word Error Rate
- WER
-
Weekly Epidemiological Report
- WER
-
Weight Estimating Relationship
- WETF
-
Weightless Environment Test Facility
The abbreviation WETF (Weightless Environment Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- WEU
-
Western European Union
WEU is equivalent to WEU (Westeuropäische Union) in German, and UEO (Union de l’Europe Occidentale) in French.
- WEU
-
Westeuropäische Union
WEU is equivalent to UEO (see above).
- WEU
-
West-Europese Unie
- WF
-
Wilton Fijenoord
- WFB
-
West Flakkeese Boys
- WFC
-
World Foundry Congress
- WFC
-
Wormerveerse Football Club
- WFD
-
Water Framework Directive
- WFE
-
World Federation of Exchanges (www.world-exchanges.org)
- WFE
-
Wings For Earth (www.wingsforearth.org)
- WFF
-
Wallops Flight Facility
- WFH
-
World Federation of Hemophilia (https://wfh.org/)
- WFIA
-
West-Holland Foreign Investment Agency
- WFM
-
World Federalist Movement
- WFMC
-
Workflow Management Coalition
- WFMP
-
Work Force Motivation Plan
- WFMTUG
-
World Federation of MAP/TOP User Groups
- WFNA
-
White Fuming Nitric Acid
- WFOL
-
WonderWeb Foundational Ontologies Library
- WFP
-
World Food Programme
WFP is equivalent to PMA (Programa Mundial d'Alimentos) in Asturian, PAM (Programme Alimentaire Mondial) in French, WFP (세계 식량 계획) in Korean, WFP (მსოფლიო სასურსათო საბჭო) in Georgian, WFP (国際連合世界食糧計画) in Japanese, PAM (Programma Alimentare Mondiale) in Italian, and PMA (Programa Mundial de Alimentos) in Spanish.
- WFPC
-
Wide Field Planetary Camera
- WFQ
-
Weighted Fair Queueing
- WFQ
-
Weighted Fair Queuing
- WFS
-
Wavefield Synthesis
- WFSBP
-
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry
- WFSC
-
Weighted Finite-State Compiler
- WFTD
-
Women's Flying Training Detachment
- WG
-
Working Group
The abbreviation WG (Working Group) is included in abbreviations such as FAWG (Flight Assignment Working Group), GOWG (Ground Operations Working Group), SWG-CA (Special Working Group on Conformity Assessment), SWG-RA (Special Working Group on Registration Authorities), GIWG (Ground Interface Working Group), HSMWG (Hungarian Sexual Medicine Working Group), FWG (Facility Working Group), FSIWG (Flight System Interface Working Group), FPWG (FSD Planning Working Group), FOWG (Flight Operations Working Group), FIIWG (Facility Integration and Installation Working Group), FEWG (Flight Evaluation Working Group), DAWG (Data Access Working Group), EPWG (Experiment Planning Working Group), EPWG (Environmental Projects Working Group), WHATWG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group), SWG (Special Working Group), JWG (Joint Working Group), CWG (Communications Working Group), CWG (Commonality Working Group), CIWG (Cargo Integration Working Group), CAWG (Customer Accommodation Working Group), AWG (Activation Working Group) and ALSSSWG (ALS System Security Working Group).
- WG
-
Water-Glycol
- WG
-
Waveguide
- WGAI
-
Working Group Agenda Item
- WGM
-
Working Group Meeting
- WGO
-
Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie
WGO is equivalent to MOS (Monda Organiz(aĵ)o pri Sano) in Esperanto, WHO (World Health Organization) in English, OMS (Organisation Mondiale de la Santé) in French, OMS (Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità) in Italian, OMS (Organización Mundial de la Salú) in Asturian, СЗО (Световната здравна огранизация) in Bulgarian, SZO (Světová zdravotnická organizace) in Czech, OMS (Organització Mundial de la Salut) in Catalan, OMS (Organización Mundial de la Salud) in Spanish, MTO (Maailma Terviseorganisatsioon) in Estonian, MOE (Munduko Osasun Erakundea) in Basque, OMS (Organisacion mondiâla de la sandât) in Franco-Provençal, OMS (Organización Mundial da Saúde) in Galician, SZO (Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija) in Croatian, RTD (Rêxistina Tendurustiyê ya Dinyayê) in Kurdish, UMS (Urganizazziun mundiala da la Santaa) in Lombard, PSO (Pasaulio sveikatos organizacija) in Lithuanian, PVO (Pasaules veselības organizācija) in Latvian, and ÜST (Ümumdünya Səhiyyə Təşkilatı) in Azerbaijani.
- WGS
-
Whole Genome Shotgun
- WGSU
-
Water-Glycol Service Unit
- WGW
-
Wit Geel Wit
- WHA
-
Western History Association
- WHA
-
World History Association
- WHATWG
-
Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (https://whatwg.org/)
The abbreviation WHATWG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group) includes the abbreviation WG (Working Group).
- WHC
-
Wezep Hattemerbroek Combinatie
- WHCZ
-
Wilhelmina Hercules Combinatie Zutphen
- WHETS
-
Whetstone Benchmarking
- WHI
-
Women's Health Initiative (www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/)
- WHO
-
World Health Organization
WHO is equivalent to WGO, MOS, OMS, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO and ÜST (see above).
- WHOI
-
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (www.whoi.edu)
- WHS
-
Wij Houden Stand
- WHV
-
Wij Houden Vol
- WI
-
(Die) Welt des Islams
- WIBR
-
Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research
- WIC
-
Warning Information Correlation
- WICO
-
Willibrordus Ignatius Combinatie
- WICOMO
-
Wang Institute Cost Model
- WIEU
-
Women's International Electronic University
- WIF
-
Water Immersion Facility
- WIFO
-
Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitut (https://www.wifo.ac.at/)
- WIGW
-
Weduwen, Invaliden, Gepensioneerden en Wezen
- WIIW
-
Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche
- WIK
-
Willen Is Kunnen
- WILMA
-
Wire List Management and Accounting
- WIM
-
WAP Identification Module
- WIM
-
WAP Identity Module
- WINDII
-
Wind Imaging Interferometer
- WINDS
-
Weather Information Network Display System
- WING
-
Werkstoffinnovationen für Industrie und Gesellschaft
- WIP
-
Wirtschaftsimpulsprogramm
- WIP
-
Work In Progress
- WIPICS
-
Work-In-Process Inventory Control System
- WIPO
-
World Intellectual Property Organisation (https://www.wipo.int/)
WIPO is equivalent to MOIP (Monda Organizo pri Intelekta Proprieto) in Esperanto, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) in English, OMPI (Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle) in French, and OMPI (Organizaţia Mondială a Proprietăţii Intelectuale) in Romanian.
- WIPO
-
World Intellectual Property Organization (https://www.wipo.int/)
WIPO is equivalent to MOIP and OMPI (see above).
- WIRE
-
Wide-field Infrared Explorer
- WIS
-
Water Information System
- WIS
-
Werkzoekende Informatie Systeem van de VDAB
- WISC
-
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
- WISE
-
World Information Service on Energy
- WISE
-
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
- WISHE
-
Wind-Induced Surface Heat Exchange
- WIT
-
Waterford Institute of Technology
- WITSA
-
World Information Technology Software Alliance
- WIVOS
-
Willibrordus Voor Ontspanning en Spel
- WK
-
Wereldkampioenschap
- WKAS
-
Wörterbuch der klassischen arabischen Sprache
- WKBG
-
Wiener Kreditbürgschaftsgeselschaft
- WKE
-
Woonwagen Kamp Emmen
- WKH
-
Woonwagen Kamp Hoogeveen
- WKK
-
White Kwao Krua
- WKN
-
Wertpapierkennnummer
- WKOÖ
-
Wirtschaftskammer Oberösterreich (https://www.wko.at/ooe)
- WKS
-
Wirtschaftskammer Salzburg (https://www.wko.at/sbg)
- WKT
-
Wirtschaftskammer Tirol
- WKV
-
Welt Kinder Vereinigung
- WL
-
Waterloopkundig Laboratorium
- WL
-
Wavelength
- WL
-
Wire List
- WL
-
Westerlengte
- WL
-
Wire Localization
- WLI
-
World Languages Institute
- WLL
-
Wireless Local Loop
- WLM
-
Working Level Month
- WLN
-
Wiswesser Line Notation
- WLP
-
World Languages Program
- WLS
-
Western Launch Site
The abbreviation WLS (Western Launch Site) includes the abbreviation LS (Launch Site).
- WM
-
Waste Management
The abbreviation WM (Waste Management) is included in abbreviations such as CoRWM (Committee on Radioactive Waste Management), FWWM (Food, Water, and Waste Management), FWWMS (Food, Water, and Waste Management Subsystem), WWMS (Water Waste Management System), WMC (Waste Management Compartment) and WMS (Waste Management System).
- WM
-
Wattmeter
- WMA
-
World Medical Association (https://www.wma.net)
- WMAN
-
Wireless Metropolitan Area Network
- WMBO
-
Voorbereidend Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs
- WMC
-
Waste Management Compartment
The abbreviation WMC (Waste Management Compartment) includes the abbreviation WM (Waste Management).
- WMC
-
Waard Molenboys Combinatie
- WMHO
-
Wie Moed Houdt Overwint
- WML
-
Wireless Markup Language
The abbreviation WML (Wireless Markup Language) includes the abbreviation ML (Markup Language).
- WML
-
Website Meta Language
- WMLS
-
Wireless Markup Language Script
The abbreviation WMLS (Wireless Markup Language Script) includes the abbreviation ML (Markup Language).
- WMO
-
Worldwide Missionary Outreach (https://www.wmo.org/)
- WMO
-
World Music Office (www.wmo.fr)
- WMO
-
World Meteorological Organization (https://public.wmo.int/en)
WMO is equivalent to MMO (Monda Meteologia Organizo) in Esperanto, and OMM (Organisation Météorologique Mondiale) in French.
- WMS
-
Waste Management System
The abbreviation WMS (Waste Management System) is included in the abbreviation WWMS (Water Waste Management System), and it includes the abbreviation WM (Waste Management).
- WMS
-
Web Management System
- WMS
-
Wilskracht Maakt Sterk
- WMS
-
Web Map Service
- WMV
-
Watermelon Mosaic Virus
- WN
-
West Nile
- WNC
-
Waardenburg Neerijnen Combinatie
- WNV
-
West Nile Virus
- WO
-
(Die) Welt des Orients
- WO
-
Work Order
The abbreviation WO (Work Order) is included in abbreviations such as EWO (Engineering Work Order), MWOR (Maintenance Work Order Request), PMWO (Preventive Maintenance Work Order), WOC (Work Order Control) and WON (Work Order Number).
- WO
-
Warrant Officer
- WOC
-
Work Order Control
The abbreviation WOC (Work Order Control) includes the abbreviation WO (Work Order).
- WOCE
-
World Ocean Circulation Experiment
- WOISA
-
Written Opinion of the International Search Authority
- WOL
-
Wie Oefent Leert
- WOLAP
-
Web-based On Line Analytical Processing
- WOM
-
Write-Only-Memory
- WOMBAT
-
Wavelength-Oriented Microwave Background Analysis Team
- WON
-
Work Order Number
The abbreviation WON (Work Order Number) includes the abbreviation WO (Work Order).
- WONDERS
-
Welcome to Observations, News & Demonstrations of European Research & Science
- WONG
-
Weight On Nose Gear
- WOO
-
Western Operations Office
- WORM
-
Write Once Read Multiple times
- WORM
-
Write Once Read Many
- WOS
-
Washington Ornithological Society (https://wos.org/)
- WOS
-
Westlandse Omroep Stichting (www.wos.nl)
- WOS
-
Web Operating System
The abbreviation WOS (Web Operating System) includes the abbreviation OS (Operating System).
- WOSM
-
World Organization of the Scout Mouvement
- WOW
-
Weight On Wheels
- WOWLON
-
Weight On Wheels Longitudinal
- WP
-
Water Plane
- WP
-
Waterproof
- WP
-
Way Point
- WP
-
Weapons Platform
- WP
-
Weatherproof
- WP
-
Work Package
The abbreviation WP (Work Package) is included in abbreviations such as IWP (Indirect Work Package), MWPR (Monthly Work Package Report), SSWP (Space Station Work Package), WPD (Work Package Description), WPG (Work Package Grouping), WPM (Work Package Manager), WPMCP (Work Package Manpower and Cost Plan), WPP (Work Package Plan) and WPPS (Work Package Planning Sheet).
- WP
-
Working Pressure
- WP
-
Wrist Pitch
- WPA
-
World Psychiatric Association
- WPAD
-
Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol
- WPAFB
-
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (https://www.wpafb.af.mil/)
The abbreviation WPAFB (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base) includes abbreviations AF (Air Force) and AFB (Air Force Base).
- WPAN
-
Wireless Personal Area Network
- WPAN
-
Wireless Personal-Area Network
- WPANL
-
Wright-Patterson Aeronautical Laboratory
- WPC
-
Work Performance Categories
- WPC
-
Watt Pulse Communication
- WPD
-
Work Package Description
The abbreviation WPD (Work Package Description) includes the abbreviation WP (Work Package).
- WPD
-
Work Program Directive
- WPF
-
Windows Presentation Foundation
- WPF
-
Work Process Flow
- WPF/E
-
Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere
- WPFC
-
World Press Freedom Committee
- WPG
-
Work Package Grouping
The abbreviation WPG (Work Package Grouping) includes the abbreviation WP (Work Package).
- WPI
-
Work Process Indicator
- WPI
-
Worcester Polytechnic Institute