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WDM

British

abbreviation

wavelength division multiplex: a system in which several independent signals may be sent down an optical fibre link by monitoring them on light-carriers of different wavelengths

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The WDM Methodist stand started in 1949, when just about anyone could set up a food stall on the fairgrounds, said Millie Knee, daughter of one of the stand’s founders.

From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2017

Amid this upheaval, the WDM Methodist stand is classically quaint - a corner of the fair where the conversation flows as easily as the coffee.

From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2017

Julian Oram of the WDM said: "By taking action now to curb excessive speculation on food, G20 leaders could save lives, reduce chronic hunger and prevent civil and political unrest."

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2011

WDM campaigner Kate Blagojevic aims her fury not so much at longer-term investors, but at short-term speculators who, WDM claims, have made commodity markets more volatile than ever.

From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2010

An immediate denunciation of the WDM report was issued by Goldman Sachs, who described the data as "horribly misinformed on a number of fronts".

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2010

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