what does the letters stand for?
2007-01-28 12:23:11 · 4 answers · asked by nathaniel_sonntag 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
It stands for Wireless Fidelity - In other words, its wireless local area networks or WLAN. For example, in some cafe's, you can use your laptop to search the internet via wifi.
2007-01-28 12:32:23 · answer #1 · answered by F-Rock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wi-Fi 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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-fi
2007-01-28 20:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by blndchik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generically when referring of any type of 802.11 network.
2007-01-28 20:27:21 · answer #3 · answered by Taba 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Used for Wireless internet or networking!
2007-01-28 20:26:31 · answer #4 · answered by Joe10 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋