WO
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Wo may refer to:
WO may be an acronym for:
- Wo (kana)Wo (kana)を, in hiragana, or ヲ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represent one mora.-Modern usage:In Japanese, this kana is used almost exclusively for a particle; therefore, the katakana form is fairly uncommon in everyday language — mostly used as a stand-in for its hiragana...
, a Japanese kana - Wolof languageWolof languageWolof is a language spoken in Senegal, The Gambia, and Mauritania, and is the native language of the Wolof people. Like the neighbouring languages Serer and Fula, it belongs to the Atlantic branch of the Niger–Congo language family...
ISO 639-1 code - Wa (Japan)Wa (Japan)Japanese is the oldest recorded name of Japan. Chinese, Korean, and Japanese scribes regularly wrote Wa or Yamato "Japan" with the Chinese character 倭 until the 8th century, when the Japanese found fault with it, replacing it with 和 "harmony, peace, balance".- Historical references :The earliest...
, an elder Chinese name for Japan - Wo, the name of China UnicomChina UnicomChina Unicom or China United Netcom Ltd , is a Chinese state-owned telecommunications operator in the People's Republic of China.-History:...
's 3g network - Wo DingWo DingWo Ding is traditionally held to be a Shang Dynasty King of China but recent archaeological evidence has thrown this into doubt....
, traditionally believed to be a king of the Shang Dynasty - Wo JiaWo JiaWo Jia Wo Jia Wo Jia (Chinese: 沃甲, born Zi Yu (Chinese: 子逾), was a Shang Dynasty King of China.In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the fifthteenth Shang king, succeeding his brother Zu Xin (Chinese: 祖辛). He was enthroned in the year of Renyan (Chinese: 壬寅) with Bi...
, a king of the Shang Dynasty - Wo WeihanWo WeihanWo Weihan , a native of Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, was a Chinese scientist and entrepreneur of Daur nationality. He was executed at the age of 58-59 on 28 November 2008, by firing squad, along with missile expert Guo Wanjun, 66, for passing sensitive information to a Taiwanese NGO. Weihan was...
(1949-2008), a Chinese scientist and entrepreneur executed for allegedly spying for Taiwan - Wo FatWo FatWo Fat is the name of a fictional villain in the long-running CBS series Hawaii Five-O. On the show, Wo Fat is the arch-nemesis of Steve McGarrett , the head of Hawaii's state police force. The character appeared in eleven episodes of Hawaii Five-O including the TV-movie pilot and the final...
, a fictional nemesis of Steve McGarrett on the television show Hawaii 5-0 - Zhang WoZhang WoZhang Wo , courtesy name as Shuhou, sobriquet as Zhenqisheng and Jianghaike, is a famed Chinese painter who was active during the Yuan Dynasty. His specific birth and death years are not known....
, a Chinese painter of the Yuan Dynasty
WO may be an acronym for:
- Walk over, a term in sports and elections
- Warrant OfficerWarrant OfficerA warrant officer is an officer in a military organization who is designated an officer by a warrant, as distinguished from a commissioned officer who is designated an officer by a commission, or from non-commissioned officer who is designated an officer by virtue of seniority.The rank was first...
- WebObjectsWebObjectsWebObjects was a Java web application server from Apple Inc., and a web application framework that ran on the server. It was available at no additional cost. Its hallmark features were its object-orientation, database connectivity, and prototyping tools...
, a web application platform - Wine of Origin, a designated area for the production of South African wine
- World AirwaysWorld AirwaysWorld Airways, Inc. is an American airline headquartered at the HLH Building in Peachtree City, Georgia. For the most part, the company operates non-scheduled services. Its main aircraft and maintenance base is Tampa International Airport.-History:...
IATA code - Wrestling Observer, a professional wrestling newsletter by Dave MeltzerDave MeltzerDavid A. Meltzer is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Sports Illustrated senior writer Frank Deford has praised Meltzer's work, saying that "Meltzer, I believe, is the most accomplished reporter in sports journalism." Meltzer has written for the Oakland Tribune, the Los Angeles...
- Warhammer Online, a MMORPG
- Write-offWrite-offThe term write-off describes a reduction in recognized value. In accounting terminology, it refers to recognition of the reduced or zero value of an asset. In income tax statements, it refers to a reduction of taxable income as recognition of certain expenses required to produce the income...
, a term often used to describe that a vehicle is damaged beyond economic repair