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wireless fidelity

wireless fidelity noun: wi-Fi.

Noun

wireless fidelity (uncountable)

  1. Wi-Fi.

Origin of wireless fidelity

Back-formation from Wi-Fi. The term "Wi-Fi" was coined as a pun on "hi-fi" which is an abbreviation for "high fidelity."

Questions about wireless fidelity

What does wireless fidelity mean?
Wireless fidelity means wi-Fi.
What part of speech is wireless fidelity?
Wireless fidelity is a noun.

Words near wireless fidelity in the dictionary

  1. wireless
  2. wireless adapter
  3. wireless adapters
  4. wireless broadband
  5. wireless cable
  6. wireless fidelity
  7. wireless internet
  8. wireless modem
  9. wireless modems
  10. wireless network
  11. wireless networks

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