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Wi-Fi: Wireless Fidelity?

Wi-Fi isn't short for "wireless fidelity," it's a marketing term. This has always been my understanding — that it's just an easy to remember mnemonic chosen by a naming firm.
By Periodik Labs on November 9, 2005 10:13 AM |

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