22-letter words containing c, l, a, s, e, r
- user datagram protocol — (protocol) (UDP) Internet standard network layer, transport layer and session layer protocols which provide simple but unreliable datagram services. UDP is defined in STD 6, RFC 768. It adds a checksum and additional process-to-process addressing information [to what?]. UDP is a connectionless protocol which, like TCP, is layered on top of IP. UDP neither guarantees delivery nor does it require a connection. As a result it is lightweight and efficient, but all error processing and retransmission must be taken care of by the application program.
- valencia simple tasker — (operating system) (VSTa) A small microkernel based Unix-like operating system, taking ideas from QNX and Plan 9, available under GPL.
- valvular insufficiency — abnormal closure of a heart valve resulting in failure to prevent regurgitation of blood.
- varicella zoster virus — a type of herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles.
- wear out one's welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- west greenland current — an ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Greenland.
- white australia policy — an unofficial term for an immigration policy designed to restrict the entry of non-White people into Australia
- william's bon chrétien — a variety of pear that has large yellow juicy sweet fruit
- wolfram research, inc. — (company) The company founded by Stephen Wolfram in August 1987 to develop Mathematica which was released in June 1988 for the Macintosh and is now available on over 20 platforms. The company has offices in the United Kingdom and Tokyo, Japan. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- wolfram von eschenbach — c1170–c1220, German poet.
- yellow-shafted flicker — a North American woodpecker C. auratus, which has a yellow undersurface to the wings and tail