Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)
wireless networking that produces a wireless connection between a device and a network or the Internet
Wi-Fi
wi-fi
<
networking> Either of two different incompatible radio-based
LAN protocols, namely
802.11b (which speaks
DSSS at 2.4GHz) and
802.11a (which speaks
OFDM at 5GHz).
The term was invented by the marketing departments of wi-fi equipment manufacturers. It is, notionally, short for "wireless fidelity", on the analogy of hi-fi for "high fidelity" audio.
(2003-09-02)
(c) Copyright 1993 by Denis Howe
wifi
= Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity).
Ex: A range of other wireless communications technologies, such as Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity), illustrate how customers can drive products in this market.