It supposed to be fidelity. Like Hi-Fi.

Brian  O'Neal

On Jan 2, 2010, at 8:38 PM, Marta Edie wrote:

Yes, I tried to read up on it, but nobody said anything in all the googling I 
did about the 'fi' . All those letters for me should mean  something rather 
than sit there for nothing. Even in a wi-fi alliance the 'fi' should stand for 
something. 
Marta




On Jan 2, 2010, at 20:19 PM, Daniel Mickelsen wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Marta Edie <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> What does the "fi" in wifi stand for wireless -- what?
> 
> Probably nothing, really. It was a name dreamed up by the marketers at the 
> Wi-Fi Alliance when they changed their name from the far less catchy WECA 
> back in the 90s. They're a trade group that tries to make sure the 802.11 
> wireless standards are satisfied.
> 
> -dan
> 
> 
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