What is a "Watt"?
A Watt is an unit of measurement of energy equal to 1 Joule per second1. When 1 Joule of force or power is applied over one second, we have 1 Watt. It's abbreviated W. How many Watts an appliance is rated at is called its wattage.
References
- https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.330-2019.pdf (accessed 2025-02-13) ↩︎