A W algebra is a higher spin extension of the Virasoro algebra. It is an extended symmetry algebra in conformal field theory.
An early survey is
Peter Bouwknegt, Kareljan Schoutens, W symmetry in conformal field theory, Phys. Rep. 223:4 (1993) 183–276 doi
Peter Bouwknegt, Jim McCarthy, Krzysztof Pilch, The algebra: modules, semi-infinite cohomology, and BV algebras, Lec. Notes in Phys. 42, Springer 1996 (doi:10.1007/978-3-540-68719-1)
Wikipedia, W-algebra
Relation to Jordan algebra is discussed in
Relation to L-infinity algebras is discussed in
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