Web application firewall. Can also refer to the WPF Application Framework. Both are pronounced as “waff” or the whole phrase. Spell out on first use to clarify your intended meaning.
Short for Windows, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (its original four components). A software bundle. Do not spell out.
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A ransomware attack that hit in May 2017.
“War-” terms like these and warshipping were inspired by the movie WarGames.
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Always close -ware compounds. Do not pluralize with “-s.”
Ex: adware, bloatware, freeware, malware, middleware, stalkerware, vaporware, VMware, WarioWare, wetware
A 1983 movie about a NORAD AI that wants to play a game of thermonuclear war.
Also known as threat modeling or tabletop gaming. For example, capture the flag (CTF) at a security conference.
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WebAssembly. Pronounced as “waz-im.” Spell out on first use.
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An IBM productized question-answering AI, famous for winning Jeopardy!
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Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning.
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Often simplified to just forum.
A user-defined HTTP callback.
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Often abbreviated to just site.
An IBM product.
Use directory structure instead.
A section of a window rendered using HTML.
An Android system component.
A popular Chinese chat app also known as Weixin (微信).
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Describes data that is valid for a given piece of computer logic.
Wired Equivalent Privacy. A wireless network encryption protocol. Do not spell out.
Write these unique 3-meter-by-3-meter coordinates in normal font with dots between them. For example, an area in Shenzhen, China happens to have the name owns.that.shell.
A non-malicious hacker. When used as an adjective, consider using ethical instead.
A company that makes a vulnerability scanner and supporting services.
Consider using the alternate terms allowlist and safelist.
A formal technical report.
whois
A query protocol. Use the whois
command to search the WHOIS database.
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If it’s the name of a specific widget, write it in the tech font, as in Video
widget.
Wireless intrusion detection system. Pronounced as letters, “wireless IDS,” or the whole phrase. Spell out on first use.
According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, Wi-Fi does not stand for wireless fidelity. Do not write as WiFi or wifi. Pronounced as “why-fie.” Use the tech font for Wi-Fi network names.
A Wi-Fi hacking/auditing tool.
A collaborative, editable style of blog. Originates from the Hawaiian word “wikiwiki,” meaning fast. Pronounced as “wicky.”
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A user-curated online encyclopedia. Sometimes the findings we disclose are so new that the best resources on the topic are Wikipedia articles.
Characters that can stand in for either a single character or a string of characters.
Ex: [ *
], [ ?
]
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“Wine Is Not an Emulator.” Software that emulates Windows for macOS or Linux systems. Wine is a recursive acronym.
Short for Windows Secure Copy. A Windows SFTP and FTP client.
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A tool for capturing and analyzing network traffic.
Wireless LAN. Pronounced as “double you lan” or the whole phrase.
The fictional NORAD AI featured in the 1983 movie WarGames. Pronounced like “whopper.”
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Describes files or directories that any user could read.
Describes files or directories that any user could write to.
A standalone malware that replicates itself in order to spread to other systems without user interaction.
Capable of being turned into a network worm. Used to describe a vulnerability.
Web proxy auto-discovery protocol. Pronounced as “double you pad” or the whole phrase.
A community and conference series that work to encourage and improve documentation, particularly for software.
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Web Server Gateway Interface. Pronounced as “wiz-gee,” “whiskey,” or letters.
Worldwide Developers Conference. An annual Apple conference in the Bay Area.
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