W Medical Abbreviation

With

W/ is a common shorthand version of "with," which is typically used online, in emails, and text messages. The "/" simply replaces the "ith." You will see the abbreviation used by people of all ages in a variety of contexts outside of the digital world. People might use it in birthday cards, grocery lists, notes, and letters.

Water

To take in water for drinking or boiler purposes. To pump fresh water into a ship. Dihydrogen oxide, molecular formula H2O.

Word

A fixed-length group of bits representing the largest data element handled as a unit by a computer. Word length is determined by the capacity of the CPU registers.

Withdrawal

Watt

A unit of power, commonly used in electrical discussion, watts are the product of potential (volts, see V) and current (amps, see A).

Warm

Way

Vessel's inertia of motion through the water

Well

A conferencing system based in San Francisco, California, that is accessible through the Internet and through dial-up access points in many major cities. The WELL attracts many computer professionals, along with other people who enjoy participating in one of the Internet’s most suc-cessful virtual communities.

Woman

A woman is a female human being. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent. The term woman is also sometimes used to identify a female human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "women's rights". Women with typical genetic development are usually capable of giving birth from puberty until menopause.