Wi-Fi

nounverbattested in dialogue

//ˈwaɪ.faɪ//
//ˈwaɪ.paɪ//

Any of several standards for short-range wireless data transmission (IEEE 802.11).

noun

1
Any of several standards for short-range wireless data transmission (IEEE 802.11).
2
Wireless networking using one of these standards.
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.
3
informalThe capability to connect to a Wi-Fi network.
The refrigerator cost 1000 more dollars just because it had Wi-Fi, and I'm thinking "this is ridiculous"!
4
A Wi-Fi network.

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.

verb

1
To equip with Wi-Fi; to Wi-Fi enable.
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.
2
To connect to the Internet using Wi-Fi.
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.

Forms

plural: Wi-Fis
past tense: Wi-Fied
past participle: Wi-Fied
present participle: Wi-Fi-ing
third person singular: Wi-Fis

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