Wi-Fi

Example: "Many coffee shops offer customers Internet access through a Wi-Fi connection."

Wi-Fi is a wireless networking standard trademarked by the Wi-Fi Alliance. It refers to all networking equipment that is based on one of the IEEE 802.11 standards. Wi-Fi allows computers and other devices to connect to wireless routers and therefore other systems on the network. If the router is connected to the Internet, devices connected to the wireless access point may also have Internet access.

First Published: 2004
Last Updated: April 26, 2010