I know that Wi stands for Wireless, but what does Fi mean?
2006-12-30 03:16:14 · 11 answers · asked by Kate M 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Many people think Wi-Fi stands for "Wireless Fidelity," because the Wi-Fi Alliance, an organization that tests all equipment made to be used with wireless Internet connections and networking, used to use that in their slogan, "The Standard for Wireless Fidelity." However, the Wi-Fi Alliance has removed this slogan since then, and claims that this is -not- what Wi-Fi stands for, so what it stands for (or if it stands for anything at all) is still up for debate.
Generally, it is just a term used with any kind of wireless 802.11 Internet/network connection.
2006-12-30 03:23:38 · answer #1 · answered by DrkInsanity 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wireless Fidelity
2006-12-30 11:20:57 · answer #2 · answered by sankha.1111 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wireless Fidelity
2006-12-30 11:18:41 · answer #3 · answered by edivine 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The company who first came out with it does not mention Fidelity. "Wi-Fi (also WiFi, wifi, etc.) is a brand originally licensed by the Wi-Fi Alliance® to describe the underlying technology of wireless local area networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications. It was developed to be used for mobile computing devices, such as laptops, in LANs, but is now increasingly used for more services, including Internet and VoIP phone access, gaming, and basic connectivity of consumer electronics such as televisions and DVD players, or digital cameras"
2006-12-30 11:28:47 · answer #4 · answered by Marissa 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hey Dude,
http://www.webopedia.com
Short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generically when referring of any type of 802.11 network, whether 802.11b, 802.11a, dual-band, etc. The term is promulgated by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Any products tested and approved as "Wi-Fi Certified" (a registered trademark) by the Wi-Fi Alliance are certified as interoperable with each other, even if they are from different manufacturers. A user with a "Wi-Fi Certified" product can use any brand of access point with any other brand of client hardware that also is certified. Typically, however, any Wi-Fi product using the same radio frequency (for example, 2.4GHz for 802.11b or 11g, 5GHz for 802.11a) will work with any other, even if not "Wi-Fi Certified."
Formerly, the term "Wi-Fi" was used only in place of the 2.4GHz 802.11b standard, in the same way that "Ethernet" is used in place of IEEE 802.3. The Alliance expanded the generic use of the term in an attempt to stop confusion about wireless LAN interoperability
Tom
2006-12-30 11:19:01 · answer #5 · answered by Cafetom 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Wireless Fidelity - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wifi
2006-12-30 11:19:00 · answer #6 · answered by bogus_dude 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wireless fidelity
2006-12-30 18:28:45 · answer #7 · answered by Can music save your mortal soul? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wireless fidelity
2006-12-30 11:18:46 · answer #8 · answered by Mieog 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
'Wireless Fidelity'
2006-12-30 11:19:01 · answer #9 · answered by rckchkhwk 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it stands for
Wireless Fidelity
:)
2006-12-30 11:25:46 · answer #10 · answered by user 12 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋