Panasonic FP-D250 User Manual page 625

Workflow automation The flow of documents around an organization in a prescribed
order (workflow) can be automated, delivering an hierarchical and controlled form of
workgroup computing. Workgroup computing - Method of organizing a business
around productive teams using computer support to enable cooperative working
and to eliminate time/space restrictions. An extension of conventional LAN working.
Workstation Term used freely to mean a PC, node, terminal or high-end desktop
processor (for CAD/CAM and similar intensive applications) - in short, a device that
has data input and output and operated by a user.
Wrap Redundancy measure in IBM token ring LANs. Trunk cabling used in token
ring TCUs contains two data paths: a main and back-up (normally unused). If the
trunk cable is faulty, the physical disconnection of the connector at a TCU causes
the signal from the main path to wrap onto the back-up and maintain the loop.
WYSINWYG What You See Is Not What You Get.
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get; a description of a program in which the
picture on the screen is an accurate representation of the page that is ultimately
printed.
X
X Series Recommendations drawn up 51 by the ITU-TS to establish interfaces for
Terminal Equipment (DTE) and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment (DCE) and public
data networks (PDN). The series includes:
X.Windows A networked GU I based on a client/server architecture, it displays
information from multiple networked hosts on a single workstation. Available on PCs
as X.terminal emulation and emulation on LAN servers.
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