WAIS

Internet system that enables concentrated searching for information from databases scattered among many servers

WAIS can mean:Wechsler Adult Intelligence ScaleWide area information server (also, Wide area information service)WAIS (AM), an AM radio station in Waverly, OhioWest Antarctic Ice SheetWestchester Academy for International Studies, a charter school in Houston, Texas.Western Australian Institute of Sport
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Acronym for Wide Area Information Servers. A distributed text searching system that uses the protocol standard ANS Z39.50 to search index databases on remote computers. Note 1: WAIS libraries are most often found on the Internet. Note 2: WAIS allows users to discover and access information resources on the network without regard to their physical location. Note 3: WAIS software uses the client-server model.

See WAIS.

Wide Area Information Servers