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WBEM
See Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM).Web-Based Enterprise Management
(WBEM) A collection of technologies designed to facilitate management of an organization.
See also Windows Management Instrumentation.Windows Management Instrumentation
(WMI) This is the Microsoft implementation of Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), which is an industry initiative to develop a standardized technology for accessing management information in an enterprise environment.WMI
See Windows Management Instrumentation.WMI client
A WMI application that makes requests for managed data through the CIMOM COM Automation interface.wildcard
The asterisk (*). It can be used in strings to match any number of characters. For example:
*windows matches any string that ends with "windows".
windows* matches any string that starts with "windows".
*windows* matches any string that contains "windows".
* matches any string.workgroup
A logical grouping of computers used to browse network resources. The following operating systems support workgroups: Windows NT/Windows 2000, Windows for Workgroups, Microsoft Network Client, and Microsoft Workgroup Add-on for MS-DOS.