Wi-Fi

Meanings

Noun

• Any of several standards for short-range wireless data transmission (IEEE 802.11).
• Wireless networking using one of these standards.
• The capability to connect to a Wi-Fi network.
• A Wi-Fi network.

Verb

• To equip with Wi-Fi; to Wi-Fi enable.
• To connect to the internet using Wi-Fi.

Origin

• Coined in analogy to hi-fi as a trade name developed for the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (later Wi-Fi Alliance).{{cite-book
• Often analyzed as a shortened form of wireless fidelity (similar to how hi-fi is short for high fidelity); this is possibly due to the former slogan of the aforementioned Wi-Fi Alliance, The Standard for Wireless Fidelity.