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Computer Evidence Glossary
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WAV:
File extension name for
Windows sound files. “.WAV” files can
reach 5 Megabytes for one minute of
audio.
Web Site:
A collection of Uniform
Resource Indicators (URIs), including
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), in the
control of one administrative entity.
May include different types of URIs
(e.g., FTP, telnet, or Internet sites).
See
URI and URL.
Wiki:
A collaborative website
that allows visitors to add, remove, and
edit content.
Wildcard Operator:
A character used in
keyword searching that assumes the value
of any alphanumeric character and
permits more options, such as
alternative spellings, to be identified
quickly.
Workflow:
The automation of a
business process, in whole or part,
during which ESI or tasks are passed
from one participant to another for
action according to a set of procedural
rules.
Workflow, Ad Hoc:
A simple manual process
by which documents can be moved around a
multiuser review system on an
“asneeded” basis.
Workflow, RuleBased:
A programmed series of
automated steps that route documents to
various users on a multiuser review
system.
Workgroup:
A group of computer users
connected to share individual talents
and resources as well as computer
hardware and software – often to
accomplish a team goal.
Worm:
A selfreplicating
computer program, sending copies of
itself, possibly without any user
intervention.
See
Malware.
WORM Discs:
Write Once Read Many
Discs. A popular archival storage media
during the 1980s. Acknowledged as the
first optical discs, they are primarily
used to store archives of data that
cannot be altered. WORM discs are
created by standalone PCs and cannot be
used on the network, unlike CDROM
discs.
WWW (World Wide Web):
All of the computers on
the Internet which use HTMLcapable
software (Netscape, Explorer, etc.) to
exchange data. Data exchange on the WWW
is characterized by easytouse
graphical interfaces, hypertext links,
images, and sound. Today the WWW has
become synonymous with the Internet,
although technically it is really just
one component.
WYSIWYG:
”What You See Is What You
Get” – Display and software technology
that shows on the computer screen
exactly what will print. Often requires
a large, highdensity monitor.
Glossary - Courtesy of
The Sedona Conference®
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