wifi : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: wifi	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for wifi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
WiFi n a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol Synonym(s): wireless local area network, WLAN, wireless fidelity, WiFi
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
wi-fi 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)