English Explanatory Dictionary

Wi-Fi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several standards for short-range wireless data transmission (IEEE 802.11).
  2. Wireless networking using one of these standards.
  3. The capability to connect to a Wi-Fi network.
  4. A Wi-Fi network.
verb
  1. To equip with Wi-Fi; to Wi-Fi enable.
  2. To connect to the Internet using Wi-Fi.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of Wi-Fi.

Pronunciation

/ˈwaɪ.faɪ/ En-us-wifi.ogg /ˈwaɪ.paɪ/

Word forms

Wi-Fi Wi-Fis wifi Wi-Fi-ing Wi-Fied

Etymology

Coined in analogy to Hi-Fi as a trade name developed for the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (later Wi-Fi Alliance). Often analyzed as a shortened form of wireless fidelity (similar to how hi-fi is short for high fidelity); this is possibly due to the former slogan of the aforementioned Wi-Fi Alliance, The Standard for Wireless Fidelity.

Related words

hi-fi lo-fi WiMAX AirPort HomeIR HomeRF PAN

Derived words

do you have Wi-Fi what is the Wi-Fi password wi-fi array WiFier WiFiless WiFilike Wi-Fi warrior

Translations

Arabic: وَاي فَاي Bulgarian: безжи́чен и́нтернет Catalan: wifi Chinese Cantonese: WiFi (waai¹ faai¹) Chinese Mandarin: 無線熱點 /无线热点 Chinese Mandarin: 無線網絡 /无线网络 Chinese Mandarin: 無線網路 /无线网路 Chinese Mandarin: WiFi (wāifài) Chinese Mandarin: 歪ㄈㄞˋ Czech: bezdrátové připojení Czech: Wi-Fi Dutch: Wi-Fi Dutch: draadloos internet Dutch: wifi Esperanto: sendrata Interreto Esperanto: vifio Finnish: Wi-Fi Finnish: langaton verkko French: Wi-Fi French: connexion sans fil Galician: wifi German: WLAN German: Wi-Fi German: kabellose Netzverbindung Hindi: वाई-फ़ाई Italian: wi-fi Japanese: Wi-Fi Japanese: ワイファイ Khmer: វ៉ាយហ្វាយ Korean: 와이파이 Latin: vi-fi Latin: cōnexiō computātrī sine fīlīs Marathi: वाय-फाय Persian: وای-فای Polish: wi-fi Portuguese: Wi-Fi Portuguese: conexão sem fio Portuguese: conexão sem fios Russian: вай-фа́й Russian: беспроводна́я сеть Spanish: wifi Swedish: Wi-Fi Tamil: அருகலை Thai: ไวไฟ Thai: วายฟาย Turkish: kablosuz ağ Turkish: kablosuz ağ bağlantısı Ukrainian: вай-фай Ukrainian: вайфа́й Urdu: وائی فائی Yiddish: ווײַ־פֿײַ
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