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A '''WAD''' is an [[wikipedia:archive file|archive file]] used in PlayStation-era [[SCEE Cambridge Studio]] games. WADs were usually used to contain [[MOF]] files and [[VLO]] files. WADs themselves also resided in an archive file, the [[MWD]].
A '''WAD''' is an [[wikipedia:archive file|archive file]] used in [[wikipedia:fifth generation era|fifth generation era]] [[SCEE Cambridge Studio]] games. WADs were usually used to contain [[MOF]] files and [[VLO]] files. WADs themselves also resided in an archive file, the [[MWD]].


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
The acronym was coined during the development of [[wikipedia:Doom|Doom]] and stands for '''Where's All the Data'''?<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://5years.doomworld.com/doombible/appendices.shtml|site=Doomworld|title=Appendices; 5 Years of Doom|retrieved=November 3, 2023}}</ref>
The acronym WAD was coined during the development of [[wikipedia:Doom|Doom]] and stands for '''Where's All the Data'''?<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://5years.doomworld.com/doombible/appendices.shtml|site=Doomworld|title=Appendices; 5 Years of Doom|retrieved=November 3, 2023}}</ref>
==References==
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