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Etymology
Desiged to be a rhyming couplet with Wi meaning <U>Wi</U>reless and Fi being the rhyming complement. Some [wrongly][see discussion tab] believe that Fi refers to <U>Fi</U>delity as in Hi-Fi, though the end complement does resonate with this similar couplet.

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /�waɪ.faɪ/

Noun
Wi-Fi®

1. A brand name developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to ensure compatibility among products which communicate data wirelessly via the IEEE 802.11 specification.
2. The conformance standard promoted by the Wi-Fi Alliance. E.g. I'll send the file using Wi-Fi., I have a Wi-Fi laptop computer., This coffee shop has Wi-Fi for its customers.

References
The Wi-Fi Alliance index

et:Wi-Fi

• 2007-07-25 23:42 - 70.213.128.148 - /* Etymology */ "end couplet" --> "end complement", because the couplet is the whole thing, not the part at the end

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