"WPA" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} WPA
  1. (Australia, military) Initialism of Woomera Prohibited Area. Tags: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Woomera Prohibited Area
    Sense id: en-WPA-en-name-htevWWEv Categories (other): Australian English, Military, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Microsoft Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 24 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 36 22 13 Disambiguation of Microsoft: 22 26 21 31 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (Internet, Wi-Fi) Initialism of Wi-Fi Protected Access. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Wi-Fi Protected Access Hyponyms (Wi-Fi): WPA2 [Internet], WPA3 [Internet]
    Sense id: en-WPA-en-name-JYZLgtgy Categories (other): Internet, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Microsoft Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 34 22 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 24 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 36 22 13 Disambiguation of Microsoft: 22 26 21 31 Disambiguation of 'Wi-Fi': 11 65 8 16
  3. (US) Initialism of Works Progress Administration. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Works Progress Administration
    Sense id: en-WPA-en-name--UrBLVPj Categories (other): American English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Microsoft Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 24 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 36 22 13 Disambiguation of Microsoft: 22 26 21 31
  4. (computing) Initialism of Windows Product Activation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Windows Product Activation
    Sense id: en-WPA-en-name-Aldu2LXm Categories (other): Computing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Microsoft Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 24 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 36 22 13 Disambiguation of Microsoft: 22 26 21 31 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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