"W5" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: W5s [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} W5 (plural W5s)
  1. (journalism) Initialism of who, what, where, when, why (, how). (the facts of the matter) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: who (extra: (, how). (the facts of the matter)), what (extra: (, how). (the facts of the matter)), where (extra: (, how). (the facts of the matter)), when (extra: (, how). (the facts of the matter)), why (extra: (, how). (the facts of the matter)) Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-W5-en-noun-h-IJkoWF Topics: journalism, media

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} W5
  1. Alternative form of W⁵ (WWWWW) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: W⁵ (extra: WWWWW) Synonyms: 5W
    Sense id: en-W5-en-phrase-IiaqiHWb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88

Inflected forms

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