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| WAAS | Technical Term/Abbreviation "Wide Area Augmentation System." WAAS is a feature of the GPS system available in North America that improves GPS accuracy. Some cachers feel that enabling WAAS on their GPS's tends to drain the batteries quicker. |
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| Watchlist | Geocaching Term/Website Feature A user-created list of geocaches and/or travelbugs. When a cache or travel bug is on your watchlist you will received email notifications when any logs are placed on its page. Watchlists are included with all Geocaching.com accounts, but premium members have the ability to have larger watchlists. |
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| Waymarking | Game Waymarking is a GPS game from Groundspeak that combines elements of virtual and locationless geocaches (both of which are now grandfathered on Geocaching.com). The goal of Waymarking is to find locations that match the criteria of a waymarking category and add them to that category. It is--as the tagline puts it--a scavenger hunt for unique and interesting locations in the world. For more information, be sure to visit Waymarking.com. |
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| Waypoint | Technical Term Any location marked with a GPS. The waypoint might be a geocache or it could be parking coordinates or some other point of interest. |
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| Webcam Cache | Geocaching Term/Geocache Type  A virtual cache that takes the cacher to a location that is covered by a webcam. Often times a second person is necessary to log on to the webcam’s site and take the cacher’s picture.
Webcam caches are no longer published on Geocaching.com but are available through a category on Waymarking.com. |
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| Where's George? | Game Also sometimes referred to as "WG" or "WG$." Where's George? is a website that tracks the movement and mileage of money based on their serial numbers. You'll occasionally find a Where's George? bill in a cache, but this isn't really encouraged by the Where's George? Website. The idea of the site is to track the natural movement of money through the buying and selling of items. However, due to their similarity to travel bugs, many geocachers also enjoy leaving these bills. For more information be sure to check out www.wheresgeorge.com. |
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| Wherigo | Game Wherigo is another GPS-based game from Groundspeak. Wherigo expands the searching adventure through the use of GPS-enabled handheld computers. The game is played like a real world first person video game or a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book. For more information visit Wherigo.com |
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| Wherigo Cache | Geocache Type  Wherigo Caches incorporate elements of the Wherigo game into the search for a geocache. It's a mystery/puzzle cache on steriods. Geocachers are able to interact with virtual objects and characters on their way to an actual physical cache.
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| WJTB | Geocaching Term/Abbreviation "White Jeep Travel Bug." These are small die cast yellow jeeps that were released as part of a Jeep promotion in 2005. See also "Travel Bug," "YJTB," "GJTB," and "RJTB." |
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| Write Note | Geocaching Log Type  This note type is often used on return visits to the cache, perhaps to pick up a travel bug or simply check on it. At times this note is used instead of a DNF if the cache hunt is interrupted and you don't want to give others the impression that the cache is missing.
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Glossary V2.0 |
The geocaching glossary is always growing and developing just as the game is. One feature of the Geocacher University glossary is that--in addition to searching terms in this page--you will find definitions within the articles and content of the site. Simply put your mouse over the linked terms (identified with this question mark 
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