Any thin but rigid plate of solid material, especially of disk shape. A term used commonly to refer to the thin slices of silicon used as starting material for the manufacture of integrated circuits
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Legacy Glossary
This is a glossary of older terms. While many of the definitions are unchanged, some of the definitions may be out of date and some of the terms may no longer be in use in the Data Center industry. This legacy glossary provides definitions for hundreds of information and communications technology (ICT) and data center terms and acronyms. Arranged alphabetically and searchable, the glossary explains common industry vocabulary.
Wafer
Warm Up
A period of time prior to when the actual measurement is taken, where the workload has been already started in an effort to get the SUT to a stable and consistent state
Water Economizer
See economizer, water
Wet-bulb Temperature
See temperature, wet-bulb
Whiskers, Iron
Crystalline metallurgical phenomenon whereby iron grows tiny hairs, which can become airborne under certain conditions and settle in electronic equipment
Whiskers, Tin
A crystalline metallurgical phenomenon whereby tin grows tiny hairs, which can become airborne under certain conditions and settle in electronic equipment
Whiskers, Zinc
A crystalline metallurgical phenomenon whereby zinc grows tiny hairs, which can become airborne under certain conditions and settle in electronic equipment
Workload
The units of work that are to be performed during a benchmark run