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  • windows 2000 — (operating system)   (Win2k, W2k, NT5, Windows NT 5.0) An operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation for PCs and servers, as the successor to Windows NT 4.0. Early beta versions were referred to as "Windows NT 5.0". Windows 2000 was officially released on 2000-02-17. Windows 2000 is most commonly used on Intel x86 and Pentium processors, with a DEC Alpha version rumoured. Unlike Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 is not available for PowerPC or MIPS. Windows 2000's user interface is very similar to Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 with integrated Internet Explorer, or to Windows 98. It is available in four flavours: - Professional: the client version, meant for desktop workstations, successor to Windows NT Workstation. - Server: "entry-level" server, designed for small deployments, and departmental file, print, or intranet servers. - Advanced Server: high throughput, larger scale servers and applications, and small to medium scale websites. - Data Center Server: software for large-scale server clusters (in development as of 2000-03-14). New features in Windows 2000 include: - Active Directory. - Greatly improved built-in security mechanisms, including Kerberos-based authentication, public key support, an encrypting file system, and IPsec support. - Integrated web browser - Internet Explorer 5.0. - Integrated web server - IIS 5.0 - Terminal services for displaying application interfaces on remote computers (similar to X-Windows). - File protection that prevents user programs from accidentally deleting or overwriting critical system files. - Improved hardware support, including Plug-and-Play, DVD, IEEE-1394 (FireWire), USB, infra-red, PCMCIA, ACPI, laptop computers. - Improved user interface, including a single point to control the entire system. - Improved management tools, including remote administration. Minimum system requirements, according to Microsoft, are Pentium-133 MHz CPU, 64 MB RAM, 650 MB of hard disk space. These are for W2K Professional, others require more. Many operating systems compete with Windows 2000, including the Apple MacOS, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, Hewlett-Packard HP-UX, SGI Irix. Novell's NDS also provides a service similar to Active Directory. Windows 2000 will be followed by Windows XP Professional and Windows 2002.
  • windows 3.11 — (operating system)   A free minor bug-fix for Windows 3.1.
  • windows nt 4 — (operating system)   A version of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system, originally code named "Cairo". It was supposed to ship in the first half of 1995. Details are scarce, but it is intended to provide an object-oriented version of Windows.
  • windows nt 5 — Windows 2000
  • windsor knot — a wide, triangular knot for tying a four-in-hand necktie.
  • wine-colored — of the color of wine; dark red.
  • wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
  • wing loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
  • wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
  • winged horse — the constellation Pegasus.
  • winning post — a post on a racetrack, marking the goal of a race.
  • winnipegosis — Lake, a lake in S Canada, in W Manitoba, W of Lake Winnipeg. 2086 sq. mi. (5405 sq. km).
  • winter melon — a variety of late-keeping muskmelon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a sweet, edible flesh.
  • winterbourne — a channel filled only at a time of excessive rainfall.
  • wisconsinite — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,154 sq. mi. (145,440 sq. km). Capital: Madison. Abbreviation: WI (for use with zip code), Wis., Wisc.
  • withholdings — Plural form of withholding.
  • withholdment — the act of withholding
  • woburn abbey — a mansion in Woburn in Bedfordshire: originally an abbey; rebuilt in the 17th century for the Dukes of Bedford, altered by Henry Holland in the 18th century; deer park landscaped by Humphrey Repton
  • wolf herring — a voracious clupeoid fish, Chirocentrus dorab, inhabiting the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans.
  • wollastonite — a mineral, calcium silicate, CaSiO 3 , occurring usually in fibrous white masses.
  • woman doctor — a female doctor
  • woman driver — a female driver
  • woman friend — a female friend
  • woman-chaser — a philanderer; womanizer.
  • womanishness — The state or condition of being womanish.
  • womb-leasing — bearing a child on behalf of a couple unable to have a child; surrogacy
  • women's room — ladies' room.
  • women's wear — apparel and accessories for women.
  • wonder child — an unusually intelligent or talented child; prodigy; wunderkind.
  • wondermonger — a person who tells of or works wonders
  • wonderstruck — (of a person) experiencing a sudden feeling of awed delight or wonder.
  • wonderworker — A person who performs miracles or wonders.
  • wondrousness — The quality of being wondrous.
  • wood anemone — any of several anemones, especially Anemone nemorosa, of the Old World, or A. quinquefolia, of the U.S.
  • wood carving — making sculptures from wood
  • wood turning — the forming of wood articles upon a lathe.
  • wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
  • woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.
  • wooden horse — Trojan horse (def 1).
  • wooden spoon — A wooden spoon is a spoon that is used for stirring sauces and for mixing ingredients in cooking. It is made of wood and has a long handle.
  • woodlessness — the state of having no wood
  • woodshedding — Present participle of woodshed.
  • wordlessness — speechless, silent, or mute.
  • wordsmithing — Present participle of wordsmith.
  • work station — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
  • work wonders — have a transforming effect
  • work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
  • workableness — The quality or state of being workable, or the extent to which a thing is workable.
  • working girl — Older Use: Often Offensive. a woman who works.
  • working rail — fly rail (def 2).
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