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Wi-Fi
[ wahy-fahy ]
Computers, Trademark.
- a brand name certifying that a device or other product is compatible with a set of broadband wireless networking standards.
Wi-Fi
/ ˈwaɪˌfaɪ /
noun
- computing a system of accessing the internet from remote machines such as laptop computers that have wireless connections
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Wi-Fi1
First recorded in 1995–2000; wi(reless)-fi(delity), patterned after hi-fi
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Wi-Fi1
C20: from wi ( reless ) fi ( delity )
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Example Sentences
The added charge for access to hotel Wi-Fi is not only exploitative but increasingly irrelevant.
From The Daily Beast
“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
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That could include private financial or personal information—like the credit-card numbers you used to pay for the corrupted Wi-Fi.
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And in either case, “the significant benefit from allowing Wi-Fi hotspots outweighs these concerns.”
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In 21st century parks, trees are powering power wi-fi routers and benches charge smartphones.
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