Wi-Fi

English

Etymology

Trade name developed for the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (later Wi-Fi Alliance), after hi-fi (“high fidelity”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈwaɪ.faɪ/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɪfaɪ

Noun

Wi-Fi (uncountable)

1. (computing) Any of several standards for short-range wireless data transmission ( IEEE 802.11); wireless networking by one of these standards.

   I'll send the file using Wi-Fi.

   This coffee shop has Wi-Fi for its customers.

Translations

computing: wireless data communication standard

• Arabic: واي فاي (ar) (wāy fāy) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 無線保真技術 (cmn), 无线保真技术 (cmn) (wúxiàn bǎozhēn jìshù)

• German: Wi-Fi (de) n, kabellose Netzverbindung (de) f
• Hindi: वाई-फ़ाई (hi) (vā'ī-fā'ī)
• Japanese: ワイファイ (ja) (waifai)

• Korean: 와이파이 (ko) (waipai)
• Persian: وای-فای (fa) (vây-fây)
• Polish: Wi-Fi (pl) m, bezprzewodowe połączenie internetowe (pl) f
• Russian: (colloquial) вай-фай (ru) (vaj-fáj) m, беспроводная сеть (ru) (besprovodnája setʹ) f
• Turkish: kablosuz ağ (tr), kablosuz ağ bağlantısı (tr)

Usage notes

• This term may be a trademark.

See also

• Wi-Fi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• AirPort
• WiMAX
• GPRS
• wireless internet
• Bluetooth