"WIA" meaning in All languages combined

See WIA on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: W.I.A. [alternative], W. I. A. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} WIA (not comparable)
  1. (military fiction) Initialism of wounded in action. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: wounded in action Coordinate_terms (wounded in action): KIA (english: killed in action), MIA (english: missing in action), LIA (english: lost in action)
    Sense id: en-WIA-en-adj-dwmH49Is Categories (other): Fiction, Military Topics: fiction, government, literature, media, military, politics, publishing, war

Proper name [English]

Forms: W.I.A. [alternative], W. I. A. [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} WIA
  1. (computing) Initialism of Windows Image Acquisition. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Windows Image Acquisition
    Sense id: en-WIA-en-name-P3Ul03Cc Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Microsoft Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Microsoft: 32 68 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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