war reparations
payments intended to cover damage or injury inflicted during a war
washi
tough paper with long fibres derived from the bast fibre of the paper mulberry tree, especially suitable for restoration work
watermark
differences in thickness detectable in transmitted light that were introduced during the manufacture of paper as a trademark or as a security feature
web page
individual document on the internet that is part of a broader web presence
web-fed printing
printing done directly on paper supplied from rolls (or webs) and not on sheets
website
web presence that is composed of a number of web pages or individual documents
widow line
in typography, a line of a paragraph which stands separately at the beginning of a new page and which is considered to be a grievous professional error
Wiener Werkstätte
a working community of Viennese artists, established in 1903, inspired by the British Arts and Craft Movement
wire stitching
method of stitching pamphlets using staples, only suitable for print media of short lifespan
WLAN
abbreviation for Wireless Local Area Network, the wireless connection of two or more computers to a network
wood engraving
a relief printing process in which an image is cut in the end grain of a block of wood
wood pulp (mechanical)
raw material that is obtained by treating wood with a grindstone for the purposes of making wood-containing paper
wood-containing paper
paper that, along with cellulose fibres, also contains lignin and other wood constituents
wood-covered book
a book that is bound in a wooden cover and finished with a layer of leather or parchment
wood-free paper
paper made from lignin-free cellulose fibres but which may still have been derived from wood
woodcut
a relief printing process in which an image is carved along the side grain of a block of wood
wool scale
scale from the textile industry for labelling the light fastness of colourants from unstable (1) to highly resistant to light (8)
word processing program
software that allows for the digital creation and editing of text
work
product of creative literary, artistic or scientific work that is entitled to copyright protection
world wide web (www)
service for accessing interlinked HTML documents via the internet
wrap
term derived from media and printing technology, which refers to inserting text in the default layout
writing master
a secular, professional instructor that taught court scribes and other professional scribes their trade
writing master instruction book
a book for the purposes of teaching scribes, which detailed the symbols and forms of various scripts
writing material
inorganic and organic material that provides a suitable surface to carry writing, e.g. stone, clay, papyrus, parchment, paper
writing utensils
instruments used to apply characters or symbols to material
writtenness
attribute of a society in which reading and writing have a decisive influence on communication
WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get)
the document is displayed during editing on the screen as it is output in final form on another device
