TW
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TW may refer to:
- The WantedThe WantedThe Wanted are a British-Irish boy band based in London, England. The band consists of Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes. Their debut single, "All Time Low", was released in July 2010 and reached number one in the United Kingdom for one week...
- Tare weightTare weightTare , from the Middle French word tare "wastage in goods, deficiency, imperfection" , from Italian tara, from Arabic tarah, lit. "thing deducted or rejected," from taraha "to reject" weight, sometimes called unladen weight, is the weight of an empty vehicle or container...
- Terawatt, a unit of power
- Taylor WimpeyTaylor WimpeyTaylor Wimpey plc is one of the largest British based housebuilding companies. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index...
, the largest British based construction company - Taylor WoodrowTaylor WoodrowTaylor Woodrow was one of the largest British housebuilding and general construction companies. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but merged with rival George Wimpey to create Taylor Wimpey on 3 July 2007.-Early years:Frank Taylor was...
, a British based construction company and a subsidiary of Taylor Wimpey - Technical writerTechnical writerA technical writer is a professional writer who designs, creates, and maintains technical documentation...
, a person who writes technical documentation - Teresa WentzlerTeresa WentzlerTeresa Wentzler, is an American artist and noted cross-stitch designer known primarily for her fantasy-inspired designs.She self-publishes her current work through her Montoursville, Pennsylvania-based TW Designworks business , however many of her earlier cross-stitch designs are available through ...
, a cross-stitch and fantasy artist - Tiger WoodsTiger WoodsEldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
, an American golfer - Time WarnerTime WarnerTime Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
, a large media company - Tokyo WarsTokyo Warsis a first-person action video game developed and published by Namco for the arcade.This game allows one to eight players to control separate tanks . The player can play either in the heart of downtown Tokyo or at the city's bayside dock. However, the players have twenty seconds to make all the...
, a video game - Tomorrow's WorldTomorrow's WorldTomorrow's World was a long-running BBC television series, showcasing new developments in the world of science and technology. First aired on 7 July 1965 on BBC1, it ran for 38 years until it was cancelled at the beginning of 2003.- Content :...
, a television science programme - TorchwoodTorchwoodTorchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies's 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show has shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from...
, a science fiction television series, spun off from the Doctor Who series - Towers WatsonTowers WatsonTowers Watson is a global consulting firm. Its principal lines of business are risk management and human resource consulting. It also has strong actuarial, investment consulting, and reinsurance brokerage practices. The Towers Watson corporate offices are in New York, New York.Towers Watson was...
, NYSE and NASDAQ identifier - Transit WindsorTransit WindsorTransit Windsor is a company that provides public transportation in the city of Windsor, Ontario. Transit Windsor provides transportation to more than 6 million passengers each year, covering an area of and a population of 218,000....
, a mass transit organisation in the Greater Windsor Area in Ontario, Canada - Trans World AirlinesTrans World AirlinesTrans World Airlines was an American airline that existed from 1925 until it was bought out by and merged with American Airlines in 2001. It was a major domestic airline in the United States and the main U.S.-based competitor of Pan American World Airways on intercontinental routes from 1946...
(IATA code: TW), a defunct airline - TribalWarTribalWarTribalWar, often abbreviated TW, is a general news website that originally focused on the game Starsiege: Tribes, or Tribes, a team-based online multiplayer first-person shooter, and its subsequent sequel and prequel. TribalWar was created on December 5, 1999, by Anthony "Rayn" Maio, Jon...
, an online gaming discussion forum - Tropical worsted, a type of worsted fabric
- Tiberium Wars, a video game
- West Berlin Tupamaros
- Trade WarsTrade WarsTrade Wars is the title, with some variations in spelling and capitalization, of a series of computer games dating back to the early days of personal computing. Based on influences from Star Trek, Star Wars, and early BBS strategy games, Trade Wars was an early example of the appeal of online games...
, an online game - TribalWarsTribalWarsTribal Wars, commonly referred to as TW, is a browser-based, massive multiplayer online real time strategy game, set in the middle ages. In it, each player takes control over a small village, grows it, and eventually begins taking over other villages....
, an online game
Places
- Republic of ChinaRepublic of ChinaThe Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
(Taiwan) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code- .tw.tw.tw is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Republic of China . The domain name is based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code TW. The registry is maintained by TWNIC. Registrations are accepted by commercial registrars...
, the country code top level domain (ccTLD) for Taiwan
- .tw
- Telford and WrekinTelford and WrekinTelford and Wrekin is a unitary district with borough status in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. The district was created in 1974 as The...
, a borough in Shropshire, England - Tsuen WanTsuen WanTsuen Wan is a bay in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged for the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area. The town is around the present-day Tsuen Wan Station of the MTR...
, Hong Kong - TW postcode area, Twickenham postcode area, a group of 20 postal districts in southwest Greater London