What (who) is Wide Area Information Servers - definition
Wide Area Information Servers; Wide Area Information Server
Wide area information server
Wide Area Information Server (WAIS) is a client–server text searching system that uses the ANSI Standard Z39.50 Information Retrieval Service Definition and Protocol Specifications for Library Applications" (Z39.
Wide Area Information Servers
<networking, information science> (WAIS) A distributed
information retrieval system. WAIS is supported by {Apple
Computer}, Thinking Machines and Dow Jones. Clients are
able to retrieve documents using keywords. The search returns
a list of documents, ranked according to the frequency of
occurrence of the keyword(s) used in the search. The client
can retrieve text or multimedia documents stored on the
server. WAIS offers simple natural language input,
indexed searching for fast retrieval, and a "relevance
feedback" mechanism which allows the results of initial
searches to influence future searches. It uses the {ANSI
Z39.50} service. Public domain implementations are
available.
Other information retrieval systems include archie,
Gopher, Prospero, and World-Wide Web.
Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.infosystems.wais.
Telnet (telnet://sunsite.unc.edu).
(1995-03-13)
Low-power wide-area network
TYPE OF WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION WIDE AREA NETWORK
LPWA; Lpwan; Low Power Wide Area Network; Low-Power Wide-Area Network; LPWAN; Low power wide area network; Low-power wide area network; Low power wide-area network; Low power WAN; Low-power WAN
A low-power wide-area network (LPWAN or LPWA network) is a type of wireless telecommunication wide area network designed to allow long-range communications at a low bit rate among things (connected objects), such as sensors operated on a battery.Beser, Nurettin Burcak.
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Wide area information server
Wide Area Information Server (WAIS) is a client–server text searching system that uses the ANSI Standard Z39.50 Information Retrieval Service Definition and Protocol Specifications for Library Applications" (Z39.50:1988) to search index databases on remote computers. It was developed in 1990 as a project of Thinking Machines, Apple Computer, Dow Jones, and KPMG Peat Marwick.
WAIS did not adhere to either the standard nor its OSI framework (adopting instead TCP/IP) but created a unique protocol inspired by Z39.50:1988.
