Despite the similarity between the terms "Wi-Fi" and "Hi-Fi", statements reportedly [3] made by Theerapon P. of the Tong charoen Gold contradict the popular conclusion that "Wi-Fi" stands for "Wireless Fidelity".
According to Mr. Belanger, the Interbrand Corporation developed the brand "Wi-Fi" for the Wi-Fi Alliance to use to describe WLAN products that are based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. In Mr. Belanger's words, "Wi-Fi and the yin yang style logo were invented by Interbrand. We (the founding members of the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance, now called the Wi-Fi Alliance) hired Interbrand to come up with the name and logo that we could use for our interoperability seal and marketing efforts. We needed something that was a little catchier than 'IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence'."
The Wi-Fi Alliance themselves invoked the term "Wireless Fidelity" with the marketing of a tag line, "The Standard for Wireless Fidelity," but later removed the tag from their marketing. The Wi-Fi Alliance now seems to discourage propagation of the notion that "Wi-Fi" stands for "Wireless Fidelity" but includes it in their knowledge base:
To understand the value of Wi-Fi Certification, you need to know that Wi-Fi is short
for "Wireless Fidelity," and it is the popular name for 802.11-based technologies that
have passed Wi-FI certification testing. This includes IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and
upcoming 802.11 technologies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiFi
2006-07-20 10:11:28
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answered by Anonymous
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Wi-fi stands for Wireless Fidelity and is actually a brand that was licensed by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Wi-fi is a technology based on wireless local area networks (wlan).
2006-07-20 10:12:38
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answer #2
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answered by puffinscereal 2
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The Wi-Fi Alliance themselves invoked the term "Wireless Fidelity" with the marketing of a tag line, "The Standard for Wireless Fidelity," but later removed the tag from their marketing. The Wi-Fi Alliance now seems to discourage propagation of the notion that "Wi-Fi" stands for "Wireless Fidelity" but includes it in their knowledge base:
To understand the value of Wi-Fi Certification, you need to know that Wi-Fi is short for "Wireless Fidelity," and it is the popular name for 802.11-based technologies that have passed Wi-FI certification testing. This includes IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and upcoming 802.11 technologies.
2006-07-20 10:12:45
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answered by Kafir 4
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Wireless Fidelity. Often described as a twist on the audio term Hi-Fi for high fidelity.
http://www.wi-fi.org/
2006-07-20 10:12:16
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answered by networkmaster 5
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If you are looking for full form then its wireless fidelity. kind of similar to Hi-fi or High-fidelity.
All it means is that whether your computer/laptop supports the wireless way of communication with the router so that it can connect to the Internet/networks instead of using a CAT cable.
2006-07-20 10:13:42
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answer #5
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answered by Bramhastra 3
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Wireless-fidelity
2006-07-20 10:10:52
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answered by spiegy2000 6
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answered by ? 4
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wi-fi means wireless fidelity, or wlan - wireless local area network - which is a network through wireless signals (lan).
other terms used in my household for wireless lan are:
*stupid thing
*pick up a signal you c-u-n-t
*piece of s-h-i-t
*wheres the ethernet cable
they are un-reliable, slow, annoying, and basically they peck head!
2006-07-20 15:51:21
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answered by Anonymous
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wireless fidelity.
2006-07-20 10:11:03
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answered by McAtterie 6
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flaky, mysterious, annoying, frustrating, confusing, irritating and unintelligible
2006-07-20 10:14:15
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answered by zoomjet 7
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