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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wireless local area network, WLAN, wireless fidelity, WiFinoun

    a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol

ChatGPT

  1. wifi

    WiFi, short for Wireless Fidelity, is a wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide high-speed internet and network connections. The WiFi Alliance, the organization that owns the WiFi trademark, specifically defines WiFi as any "wireless local area network" (WLAN) product that is based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' (IEEE) 802.11 standards.

Wikidata

  1. WIFI

    WIFI is a radio station broadcasting a brokered format. Licensed to Florence, New Jersey, USA, the station is currently operated by Florence Broadcasting Partners, LLC. This station was previously owned by Real Life Broadcasting. In June 2008, Real Life Broadcasting was fined $23,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for repeatedly violating the broadcasting power constraints of its license.

Editors Contribution

  1. wifi

    A form of telecommunications technology.

    The wifi network works efficiently.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 5, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of WIFI in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of WIFI in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of WIFI in a Sentence

  1. Dan Aykroyd:

    These people, they’re insignificant gnats, they’re losers, they have no lives of their own, they can probably barely pay for the wifi they’re using, probably no jobs. I would say you’re looking at obese white men between 50 and 60 who are active Klan members or members of the Aryan Nation and there are millions of them.

  2. Jeff Moss:

    When I need to call people and I don't trust the local providers, I just encrypt it out and then I get my voice call. Related : 10 Data Security Mistakes Startups Can't Afford to Make 4. Avoid hotel WiFi and business centersIf your business has a properly configured VPN -- a Virtual Private Network -- your information is generally safe. But occasionally, if you're using the hotel’s WiFi -- either in the business center or your room -- it will block your VPN or only certain ones will work. A lot of these hotels, to even get online, you can't get on the WiFi without first accepting the terms of service or paying or something. So you can't use your VPN for that portion and that's the most dangerous period, a lot of those use expired SSL search that are not compatible with modern browsers.

  3. Chris Rouland:

    No one was looking at the air space. So I wanted to build this cyber x-ray vision to be able to see what was inside a corporation's air space versus what was just plugged into the wired network or what was on a Wifi hotspot.

  4. Monica Stott:

    The lounges have great food, wifi, magazines and newspapers, games rooms for kids, beauticians, showers and comfortable places to relax until your flight. It's much nicer than waiting in the main terminal and I'd usually spend that much on food, drinks and magazines anyway.

  5. Monty Metzger:

    Think of tokenization as the 'wifi' for global finance—always on, always connected.

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3 Comments
  • Hlwan Moe Aung
    Hlwan Moe Aung
    Please, any question! Why are using to wifi? Which country are using for what? Can I know about the globalization in market trend for wifi?
    LikeReply9 years ago
  • Nadeem Ahmad
    Nadeem Ahmad
    you must know what stands for wifi.
    LikeReply9 years ago
  • اميرة المشاعر
    اميرة المشاعر
    اريد ان اعرف الكلمات المختصرة للواي فاي ......... بليييييس ردوا علي الان ضروري.
    LikeReply 210 years ago

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