WAP
/wæp/ noun [U] INTERNET, IT, COMMUNICATIONSDefinition
› abbreviation for Wireless Application Protocol: a system for using the internet with a mobile phone: WAP phones WAP device/services/technology
› abbreviation for Wireless Access Point: a small piece of equipment that allows computers, mobile phones, etc. to communicate with each other without using wires: The town has about 100 WAPs that provide "hot spot" coverage.
(Definition of WAP noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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