Glossary Guide

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  1. Web browser

    Application that retrieves WWW documents specified by URLs from an HTTP server on the Internet. Displays the retrieved documents according to the Hyptertext Markup Language (HTML).


     


     

    ITU (International Telecommunication Union)

  1. Wellness

    A category of healthcare that encompasses diet and exercise, and involves improving health based on lifestyle changes rather than medication or medical procedures. The distinction between wellness and health is important because they potentially fall under different regulatory boundaries.

    mHealth Regulatory Coalition

  1. Wide Area Network (WAN)

    A WAN is a comprehensive telecommunications network connecting large numbers of terminals and computers spread over a wide geographic area. A wide area network may be privately owned or rented, but the term usually connotes the inclusion of public (shared user) networks.

  1. WiFi

    Wireless fidelity. A mark of interoperability among devices adhering to the 802.11b specification for Wireless LANs from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). However, the term WiFi is sometimes mistakenly used as a generic term for wireless LAN.

    ITU (International Telecommunication Union)

  1. Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)

    WAP is an open, global specification that empowers mobile users with wireless devices to easily and instantly access information and services. Small mobile devices commonly use a WAP browser, which accesses websites written in or converted to Wireless Markup Language (WML).


     

    ITU (International Telecommunication Union)

  1. Wireless health

    Health management and healthcare delivery through wireless technologies. It includes solutions that facilitate continuous access to healthcare information, advice, or therapeutic intervention, enabled by telecommunication networks. Some examples include real-time monitoring, medication compliance and medical imaging.

  1. Wireless monitoring

    The use of mobile devices and sensors to monitor patient parameters and health over a distance. Wireless monitoring allows patient movement without being bedside a monitor with a hard-wired connection.

  1. Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN)

    A wireless personal area network (WPAN) is a personal, short distance area wireless network (typically extending up to 10 metres in all directions) for interconnecting devices centred around an individual person's workspace. WPANs address wireless networking and mobile computing devices suchs as PCs, PDAs, peripherals, cell phones, pagers and consumer electronics.

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