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【No. 0176】Etymology of Wi-Fi

Jun 12, 2015 15:15
Wi-Fi is a technology that connects to wireless networks.

It is sometimes said that this word is derived from wireless fidelity, but this story is wrong.

Actually, Wi-Fi is derived from Hi-Fi (High Fidelity : this means audio devices), and "Wi" didn't have any meaning.

It is just rhymed.

The meaning "wireless fidelity" was given later.

Corrections (1)

No. 1 rjzmml
  • Wi-Fi is a technology that connects to wireless networks.
  • Wi-Fi is a technology that connects to wireless networks.
  • It is sometimes said that this word is derived from wireless fidelity, but this story is wrong.
  • It is sometimes said that this word is derived from "wireless fidelity", but this story is wrong.

You might be interested in the term backronym

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym

Toru
Thank you very much for correcting my post and letting me know about backronym!
I really like such information. :)

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