PWI

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A form of process window index — A statistical measure that quantifies the robustness of a thermal process.

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Meanings

nounPWI (plural PWIs)

plural PWIs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of process window index.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of predominantly white institution or primarily white institution (in education).

    […] one attended a PWI for her undergraduate degree and earned her master's and doctorate from an HBCU; one participant attended a PWI for his bachelor's degree, an HBCU for his master's, and is currently pursuing a doctorate at a PWI[…]

    2012 August 1, Robert T. Palmer, Adriel A. Hilton, Tiffany Patrice Fountaine, Black Graduate Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, IAP, →ISBN, page 46
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    […] HBCUs. Much of the majority as minority research on the experiences of White students in the HBCU used Schwitzer, Griffin, Ancis, and Thomas' (1999) model of the social adjustment of Black students to a PWI as the framework (Closson[…]

    2015 July 1, Ted N. Ingram, Derek Greenfield, Joelle D. Carter, Adriel A. Hilton, Exploring Issues of Diversity within HBCUs, IAP, →ISBN, page 189
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
  2. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Public Windows Interface.
  3. abbreviationinitialismvideo gamesInitialism of Perfect World International.
  4. IndiaabbreviationinitialismhobbiesInitialism of Pune Warriors India.
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APA

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Chicago

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