Wi-Fi
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Designed to be a rhyming couplet with Wi meaning Wireless and Fi being the rhyming complement. Some [wrongly][see discussion tab] believe that Fi refers to Fidelity as in Hi-Fi, though the end complement does resonate with this similar couplet.
Noun
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- A brand name developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to ensure compatibility among products which communicate data wirelessly via the IEEE 802.11 specification.
- The conformance standard promoted by the Wi-Fi Alliance. E.g. I'll send the file using Wi-Fi., I have a Wi-Fi laptop computer., This coffee shop has Wi-Fi for its customers.