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Dictionary: WASP1 or Wasp (wŏsp, wôsp) pronunciation
n.
  1. A white Protestant of Anglo-Saxon ancestry.
  2. A white, usually Protestant member of the American upper social class.

[W(hite) A(nglo-)S(axon) P(rotestant).]

WASPiness WASP'i·ness or WASP'ish·ness n.
WASPy WASP'y or WASP'ish adj.

WASP2 or Wasp (wäsp) pronunciation
n.

A member of Women's Airforce Service Pilots, organized during World War II as part of the U.S. Army Air Forces to ferry aircraft and to test new aircraft. The organization was disbanded in 1944.

[From W(omen's) A(irforce) S(ervice) P(ilots).]


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(Wireless ASP) An application provider that hosts wireless applications over the Web. There are WASPs that offer ready-made applications for particular industries, while others, such as Air2Web, provide a platform that serves as a gateway between the wireless application and the air interfaces. The latter can be hosted by the provider or the customer. See Air2Web.

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