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wais
UK /weɪz/US /weɪz/
词源
Acronym from 'Wide Area Information Server', first developed in 1991 by Thinking Machines Corporation, Apple Computer, and Dow Jones.
noun
❶ WAIS是Wide Area Information Server的缩写，指一种早期的互联网信息检索系统，用于在广域网上搜索和获取文档。
“The WAIS system was developed in the early 1990s.”
（WAIS系统开发于20世纪90年代初。）
“Many libraries used WAIS to provide access to their digital collections.”
（许多图书馆使用WAIS来提供对其数字馆藏的访问。）
同义词:information retrieval system, document search system, Wide Area Information Server
常见短语
WAIS server — 指运行WAIS软件的服务器，用于存储和提供可搜索的文档数据库。
“The university maintained a WAIS server with thousands of technical documents.”
（该大学维护着一个包含数千份技术文档的WAIS服务器。）