General Acronym Listing by Letter
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| W | ||
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| W1YK | W1YK | |
| other notes: | W1YK, originally 1YK, is not an acronym, it is the call sign for WPI's Wireless Association. | |
| Web address: | http://users.wpi.edu/~wpiwa/ | |
| WACT | The Worcester Area College Tour | |
| pronunciation: | 'whacked' | |
| other notes: | a tour of Worcester area colleges attended by high school guidance counselors | |
| WAD | The WPI Acronym Dictionary | |
| pronunciation: | The 'wad' | |
| Web address: | http://wpi.collegeacronyms.org/ | |
| WAM | Worcester Art Museum | |
| pronunciation: | 'wham!' | |
| WC | Writing Center | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/WC/ | |
| WECE | Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering | |
| pronunciation: | 'we-see' | |
| WFD | Worcester Fire Department | |
| WGLC | WPI GAC Leadership Conference | |
| WICS | Women In Computer Science | |
| WIN | Women's Industrial Network | |
| pronunciation: | 'win' | |
| WIS | Web Information System | |
| pronunciation: | referred to as 'Banner' | |
| WJFC | The Writings of James Fenimore Cooper | |
| Web address: | http://www.wjfc.org/ | |
| WLRL | Wireless LAN Research Lab | |
| WM | Worcester Magazine | |
| pronunciation: | Whoa-Mag | |
| Web address: | http://www.womag.com | |
| WMUG | WPI Macintosh Users Group | |
| pronunciation: | 'w-mug', 'mug', 'whoopie-mug' | |
| Web address: | http://users.wpi.edu/~wmug/ | |
| WOOFA | WPI Organization of Folk Arts | |
| WOW | Wings Over Worcester | |
| pronunciation: | Wow | |
| Web address: | www.wingsover.com | |
| WPD | Worcester Police Department | |
| pronunciation: | 'Whoa-PD', 'Po-Po' | |
| WPI | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | |
| pronunciation: | Worcester Polytech, Worcester Poly, Worcester Tech, 'Whoopie', 'Whoa Tech", "The 'Tute", Worcester Polytechnic, and Tech | |
| other notes: | formerly WCFIIS and WCIIS | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/ | |
| WPI | Where People Interact | |
| other notes: | As seen on Admissions student ambassador shirts | |
| WPI | We Plead Insanity | |
| WPIAA | WPI Alumni Association | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Alumni/Association/ | |
| WPIC | WPI Cable | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/ATC/Facilities/cable.html | |
| WPILA | WPI Linux Association | |
| Web address: | https://avarice.acm.wpi.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/wpila | |
| WPIOC | WPI Outing Club | |
| Web address: | http://users.wpi.edu/~wpioc/ | |
| WPIVF | WPI Venture Forum | |
| other notes: | alternate: VF | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpiventureforum.org/ | |
| WPIWA | WPI Wireless Association | |
| pronunciation: | sometimes 'whoopie-wah' | |
| other notes: | The third oldest college wireless association | |
| Web address: | http://users.wpi.edu/~wpiwa/ | |
| WPS | Worcester Public Schools | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpsweb.com/ | |
| WS | Workstudy | |
| other notes: | Generally refers to federal funds, but not exclusively | |
| WSH | West Street House | |
| WSSRL | WPI Secure Systems Research Laboratory | |
| other notes: | CS research group | |
| Web address: | http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~fcco/wssrl.htm | |
| WUNDERS | Women, Understanding New Dimensions in Engineering Related Sciences | |
| pronunciation: | "wonders" | |
| other notes: | This acronym was forced after GEMS was dropped due to infringement. | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Women/Girls/WUNDERS/ | |
| WW | WPIwiki | |
| pronunciation: | WPI wee-kee | |
| other notes: | Started in A-Term 2005 by Robert Hafner '08. Uncommon as an acronym. | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Main_Page | |
| WWPI | WPI Radio | |
| other notes: | formerly WPIR | |
| Web address: | http://radio.wpi.edu/ | |