RW
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RW or rw may stand for:
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Codes:
- Kinyarwanda (Rwanda language) ISO 639 alpha-2 language code
- Republic AirlinesRepublic AirlinesRepublic Airline, Inc., operating as Republic Airlines is a regional airline subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings that operates service as Frontier Airlines, Midwest Airlines and US Airways Express using a fleet of Bombardier Q400, Embraer 170, Embraer 175 and Embraer 190 aircraft...
IATA airline designator - RwandaRwandaRwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code- .rw.rw-2nd Level Domains:Registration is permitted directly at the second level, unlike some other ccTLDs where registrations are at the third level beneath categorized labels...
, the country code top level domain (ccTLD) for Rwanda
- .rw
In computing:
- RapidWeaverRapidWeaverRapidWeaver is a template-based website creation tool, from Realmac Software, available for Mac OS X.It uses user-selectable templates to define a website's complete appearance...
, a Mac OS X website building tool - a read-write access to files or directories in file system permissionsFile system permissionsMost current file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. These systems control the ability of the users to view or make changes to the contents of the filesystem....
- Read-write memoryRead-write memoryRead-write memory is a type of computer memory that may be relatively easily written to as well as read from . The term RAM is often used to describe writable memory. RAM actually referring to memory that can be accessed at any "location"....
- Rewritable media
- RenderWareRenderWareRenderWare is a computer and video game middleware from British games developer Criterion Software.-Overview:RenderWare is a 3D API and graphics rendering engine used in video games, Active Worlds, and some VRML browsers...
, a 3-D rendering engine produced by Criterion Software - Robot WarsRobot WarsRobot Wars is a British game show modelled on a US-based competition of the same name. It was broadcast on BBC Two from 1998 until 2003, with its final series broadcast on Five in 2003 and 2004. Additional series were filmed for specific sectors of the global market, including two series of Robot...
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- Right-wing politicsRight-wing politicsIn politics, Right, right-wing and rightist generally refer to support for a hierarchical society justified on the basis of an appeal to natural law or tradition. To varying degrees, the Right rejects the egalitarian objectives of left-wing politics, claiming that the imposition of equality is...
- right-wing, one of the winger positions in sport
- Random walkRandom walkA random walk, sometimes denoted RW, is a mathematical formalisation of a trajectory that consists of taking successive random steps. For example, the path traced by a molecule as it travels in a liquid or a gas, the search path of a foraging animal, the price of a fluctuating stock and the...
, a mathematical process that can be used to explain phenomena in physics, economics, psychology and other disciplines - Road WildRoad WildRoad Wild was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling that was held from 1996 to 1999. It was a free event held in Sturgis, South Dakota during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The first show was called Hog Wild but WCW changed the name to Road Wild because of a...
, a World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view - R.W., an alternate author notation in botany for Robert WightRobert WightRobert Wight was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who spent 30 years in India. He studied botany in Edinburgh under John Hope. He was the director of the Botanic Garden in Madras. He made use of local artists to make illustrations of the plants around him...
- Robin WilliamsRobin WilliamsRobin McLaurin Williams is an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance...
, an American actor - Robbie WilliamsRobbie WilliamsRobert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
, a British pop superstar - Ron WeasleyRon WeasleyRonald Bilius "Ron" Weasley is a fictional character and one of the three protagonists in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. His first appearance was in the first book of the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as the best friend of Harry Potter and Hermione Granger...
, a Harry Potter character - Roger WatersRoger WatersGeorge Roger Waters is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. He was a founding member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, serving as bassist and co-lead vocalist. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became the band's lyricist, principal songwriter...
, a former member of British progressive rock band Pink Floyd - The Real WorldThe Real WorldThe Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the...
, an American reality television show - Raymond WeilRaymond WeilRaymond Weil Genève is a Swiss watchmaker, founded in 1976 in Geneva, Switzerland. It is one of the last independent brands in the Swiss luxury watch industry.-History:The company was created by Raymond Weil, now Chairman...
, a Swiss luxury watchmaking company based in Geneva, Switzerland - Rainbow WarriorRainbow Warrior-Vessels:*Rainbow Warrior , a former fishing trawler, acquired by Greenpeace in 1978.**Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, by French intelligence operatives in 1985....
, one of several vessels operated by Greenpeace - RosewoodRosewoodRosewood refers to any of a number of richly hued timbers, often brownish with darker veining, but found in many different hues. All rosewoods are strong and heavy, taking an excellent polish, being suitable for guitars, marimbas, turnery , handles, furniture, luxury flooring, etc.In general,...
, a type of wood used for guitar fingerboards