What does Wi-Fi stand for?

Answer 1

Wi-Fi doesn’t stand for anything. It is not an acronym. There is no meaning.

“Wi-Fi and the ying 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.’ Interbrand created Prozac, Compaq, oneworld, Imation and many other brand names that you have heard of. They even created the company name Vivato.

Answer 2

Hi Helen,

Wi-Fi stands for WIreless-FIdelity

Norm

Answer 3

Wireless Fidelity

Answer 4

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. 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. More standards are in development that will allow Wi-Fi to be used by cars in highways in support of an Intelligent Transportation System to increase safety, gather statistics, and enable mobile commerce (see IEEE 802.11p). Wi-Fi and the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance - the trade organization that tests and certifies equipment compliance with the 802.11x standards.

Answer 5

Contra: Your US $ 70.- Kindle is a book with empty pages. For the content you have to pay an extra price. Who ever will buy an empty book? "Kindle"" is standard in fiction. In non fictional literature the old pdf still is leading. That cannot be handled by your empty book for US$ 70.- even if the pdf is free. All electronic devices depend from energy sources and are vulnerable to electro magnetic shock waves. If suddenly the big blackout is coming and all electronically integrated circuits hang themselves up forever with a bright flash you still can use the flash to set something on fire which gives you the necessary light to read the text "Survival after WMD explosions" in a book. Books on "Kindles" are not the property of the Kindle owner but remain property of the seller and can be deleted by the seller at any time through a "back door" in the "Kindle" software. That was demonstrated recently by Amazon having deleted all publications which were legally purchased by Amazon customers but Amazon having legal disagreements with the authors. This way all risks of copyright infringments and unlawful procedures are loaded down on the customer's shoulder. That alone makes the "Kindles" obsolete even if Amazon would pay US $ 70.- in order that customers take them.

Answer 6

WIreless-FIdelity

Answer 7

Wireless Fidelity
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Wi_Fi.html

Answer 8

Presumably, "WI-FI" is the abbreviation, for "WIRELESS FIDELITY"!