Wi-Fi
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
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.
Inflected forms:
form: Wi-Fis
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: wi-fi
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: wifi
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: WiFi
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: Wi-Fis
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: Wi-Fi-ing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: Wi-Fied
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: Wi-Fied
pos: verb
tags: past
form: wi-fi
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: wifi
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: WiFi
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Any of several standards for short-range wireless data transmission (IEEE 802.11).
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: Wireless networking using one of these standards.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Mimi gave Fifi access to her Wi-Fi.
He couldn't connect to the Wi-Fi in this area.
This coffee shop has Wi-Fi for its customers.
He asked me if I knew the Wi-Fi password.
gloss: The capability to connect to a Wi-Fi network.
pos: noun
tags: informal
uncountable
examples: The refrigerator cost 1000 more dollars just because it had Wi-Fi, and I'm thinking "this is ridiculous"!
gloss: A Wi-Fi network.
pos: noun
tags: countable
gloss: To equip with Wi-Fi; to Wi-Fi enable.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: What type of electronics will be immune from being Wi-Fied?
The biggest market may be Wi-Fi-ing people's homes.
To Wi-Fi or Not to Wi-Fi?
There was no point in being off the grid if the vehicle you drove was Wi-Fied to it with every turn of the wheels.
gloss: To connect to the Internet using Wi-Fi.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The hotel manager even claims he's seen Red Sox problem child Manny Ramirez Wi-Fi-ing in the lobby on his Palm.
Perhaps someone sees you typing in confidential information while you are "Wi-Fi-ing" in a hotel lobby or a crowded airport waiting area.
If Addison and Steele were alive and holding court at Starbucks, they'd be Wi-Fi-ing into a joint blog.
Related words: AirPort
HomeIR
HomeRF
PAN
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: وَاي فَاي
roman: wāy fāy
lang: Bulgarian
word: безжи́чен и́нтернет
roman: bezžíčen ínternet
lang: Catalan
word: wifi
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: WiFi (waai¹ faai¹)
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 無線熱點 /无线热点
roman: wúxiàn rèdiǎn
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 無線網絡 /无线网络
roman: wúxiàn wǎngluò
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 無線網路 /无线网路
roman: wúxiàn wǎnglù
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: WiFi (wāifài)
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 歪ㄈㄞˋ
roman: wāifài
lang: Czech
word: bezdrátové připojení
lang: Czech
word: Wi-Fi
lang: Dutch
word: Wi-Fi
lang: Dutch
word: draadloos internet
lang: Dutch
word: wifi
lang: Esperanto
word: sendrata Interreto
lang: Esperanto
word: vifio
lang: Finnish
word: Wi-Fi
lang: Finnish
word: langaton verkko
lang: French
word: Wi-Fi
lang: French
word: connexion sans fil
lang: Galician
word: wifi
lang: German
word: WLAN
lang: German
word: Wi-Fi
lang: German
word: kabellose Netzverbindung
lang: Hindi
word: वाई-फ़ाई
roman: vāī-fāī
lang: Italian
word: wi-fi
lang: Japanese
word: Wi-Fi
lang: Japanese
word: ワイファイ
roman: waifai
lang: Khmer
word: វ៉ាយហ្វាយ
roman: vaayfaay
lang: Korean
word: 와이파이
roman: waipai
lang: Latin
word: vi-fi
lang: Latin
word: cōnexiō computātrī sine fīlīs
lang: Marathi
word: वाय-फाय
roman: vāy-phāy
lang: Persian
word: وای-فای
roman: vây-fây
lang: Polish
word: wi-fi
lang: Portuguese
word: Wi-Fi
lang: Portuguese
word: conexão sem fio
lang: Portuguese
word: conexão sem fios
lang: Russian
word: вай-фа́й
roman: vaj-fáj
lang: Russian
word: беспроводна́я сеть
roman: besprovodnája setʹ
lang: Spanish
word: wifi
lang: Swedish
word: Wi-Fi
lang: Tamil
word: அருகலை
roman: arukalai
lang: Thai
word: ไวไฟ
roman: wai-fai
lang: Thai
word: วายฟาย
lang: Turkish
word: kablosuz ağ
lang: Turkish
word: kablosuz ağ bağlantısı
lang: Ukrainian
word: вай-фай
roman: vaj-faj
lang: Ukrainian
word: вайфа́й
roman: vajfáj
lang: Urdu
word: وائی فائی
roman: wā'ī fā'ī
lang: Yiddish
word: ווײַ־פֿײַ
roman: vay-fay