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Wi-Fi: Meaning - Why most people get it wrong - Practical Tips

Wi-Fi: Meaning – Why most people get it wrong

by Johannes

The term Wi-Fi is now often used in the German-speaking world instead of WLAN. However, many do not know what the meaning of the abbreviation is.

The true meaning of Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi has something to do with wireless internet access, which is why many think the “Wi” stands for “wireless”. Mainly because in Germany the term W-LAN is more common, in which the W actually abbreviates “wireless”.

  • But Wi-Fi has no meaning of its own. Rather, it is modelled on the word Hi-Fi for “high fidelity”, which you may know from stereo equipment.
  • Because the creators behind today’s Wi-Fi found the term Hi-Fi tonally pleasing, they named their company the “Wi-Fi Alliance. “
  • Thus, Wi-Fi is a certified proper noun and means nothing more than Wi-Fi.
  • The proper noun is used in the same way as Tempo for handkerchief or Labello for lip balm.
  • In an interview with Boing Boing, one of the co-founders, Phil Belanger, explained back in 2005 that the word was not an acronym and therefore did not stand for “wireless” or anything similar.

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