Entries - W
W boson |
A fundamental particle and a carrier of the electroweak force. There are two separate W bosons, W+ and W- , which have opposite electric charges. Read more |
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waveform |
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waveguide |
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wavelength |
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web, the web |
Lower case, and likewise for webpage, web address (but three cap Ws and no hyphen for the World Wide Web, in the unlikely event that you ever need to refer to it that way). Read more |
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webpage |
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website |
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weekday |
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weekend |
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weight |
The force exerted on the mass of a body by a gravitational field. Do not confuse weight with mass. Read more |
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well known (pred.); well-known (adj.) |
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well-being |
use hyphen Read more |
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which or that? |
This is quite easy, really: "that" defines, "which" gives extra information (often in a clause enclosed by commas): This is the house that Jack built; but this house, which John built, is falling down. |
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White Paper |
Capital W, capital P. A White Paper is an authoritative report or guide helping readers understand an issue, solve a problem, or make a decision. CERN openlab – the public-private partnership between CERN, leading IT companies and research institutes – today released a White Paper on future IT challenges in scientific research. Read more |
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Who or which? |
While in normal circumstances 'who' is used to refer only to people and 'which' or 'that' to refer to things, on the home.cern website we try to refer to departments and organisations (since they are made up of people) as 'who'. Read more |
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Wi-Fi |
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wideband |
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WIMPs |
Weakly interacting massive particles Spell out in first use then use acronym for the CERN Courier Read more |
abbreviations, acronyms, Courier |
wireless |
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WLCG |
Worldwide LHC Computing Grid No article Acronym doesn't need spelling out for the CERN Courier Read more |
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word count |
Use the following word counts for content types on the public website. These formats are defined in detail under the Formats tab above. You'll notice from the table that word counts in French are approximately 30% longer. Read more |
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word processing (noun); word-processing (adj.) |
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Words to avoid in web texts |
The following is a list of the web editor's pet peeves. It is intended to make writers think more about simple use of English, and for editors to cut jargon where possible and avoid overusing clichés. We encourage you to avoid these words, except in direct quotes. Please note that this list does not apply to official documents, which often use a more formal language, or texts for a scientific audience. Access (as a verb) And/or (Logic gates do not belong in prose) Read more |
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worldwide |
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worthwhile |
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