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by oregon on January 24th, 2007

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What does hi-fi mean? Wi-fi?

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  • by anonymous on January 24th, 2007

    anonymous

    High Fidelity, and Wireless Fidelity

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  • by Glenn Blaylock on January 24th, 2007

    Glenn Blaylock

    Hi-fi stands for "high fidelity". It was a technology that date back to the days of phonograph records that allowed for much better sound reproduction.

    On the other hand, I am not sure just what "wi-fi" stands for, but it is another name for IEEE 802.11 family of wireless networking. I am suffering from a mental block as to what the other generic name is for this technology, but Apple calls their implementation of it "AirPort".
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    Here is what Wikipedia has to say about the origin of the term Wi-Fi:

    Origin and meaning of the term "Wi-Fi"

    The term "Wi-Fi" suggests "Wireless Fidelity", comparing with the long-established audio recording term "High Fidelity" or "Hi-Fi", and "Wireless Fidelity" has often been used in an informal way, even by the Wi-Fi Alliance itself, but officially the term does not mean anything.

    The term "Wi-Fi", first used commercially in August 1999,[25] was coined by a brand consulting firm called Interbrand Corporation that had been hired by the Alliance to determine a name that was "a little catchier than 'IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence'."[26][27][28] Interbrand invented "Wi-Fi" as simply a play-on-words with "Hi-Fi", as well as creating the yin yang style Wi-Fi logo.

    The Wi-Fi Alliance initially complicated matters by stating that it actually stood for "Wireless Fidelity", as with the advertising slogan "The Standard for Wireless Fidelity",[27] but later removed the phrase from their marketing. The Wi-Fi Alliance's early White Papers still held in their knowledge base: "… a promising market for wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) network equipment."[29] and "A Short History of WLANs." The yin yang logo indicates that a product had been certified for interoperability.[30]

    The Alliance has since downplayed the connection to "Hi-Fi". Their official position is that it is merely a brand name that stands for nothing in particular, and they now discourage the use of the term "Wireless Fidelity". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi#Origin_and_meaning_of_the_term_.22Wi-Fi.22

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  • by - retroglide - on January 24th, 2007

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    The electronic reproduction of sound, especially from broadcast or recorded sources, with minimal distortion.

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  • by az27 on April 17th, 2007

    az27

    High fidelity is the reproduction of sound and image that is very faithful to the original. Hi-fi aims to achieve minimal or unnoticeable amounts of noise and distortion. The term hi-fi can be applied to any reasonable-quality home-music system.

    Wireless Fidelity, is a set of product compatibility standards for wireless local area networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications. New standards beyond the 802.11 specifications, such as 802.16(WiMAX), are currently in the works and offer many enhancements, anywhere from longer range to greater transfer speeds.

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  • by cryptonium on January 24th, 2007

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    Wi-fi was coined to sound cool and easy to say without actually having a meaning.

    Unlike Hi-Fi which stands for High Fidelity and means that the sound reproduced is very faithful to the original sound recorded.

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  • by - retroglide - on January 24th, 2007

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    Wi-Fi is the popular term for a high-frequency wireless local area network (WLAN) technology and standard that has gained acceptance in many companies.

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  • by - retroglide - on January 24th, 2007

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    High Fidelity

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  • by keithold is a prodigal bagger on February 15th, 2009

    keithold is a prodigal bagger

    G'day Oregon,

    Thank you for your question.

    Hi-fi has two meanings high fidelity and an electronic system for reproducing high-fidelity sound from radio or recordings.

    http://www.answers.com/hi-fi

    Wi-fi has no connection with hi-fi. It means that network devices comply with the IEEE 802.11 wireless Ethernet standards,

    http://www.answers.com/topic/wi-fi-technology

    Regards

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  • by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on February 15th, 2009

    CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss

    Hi Fidelity and Wireless Fidelity. I think.

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  • by Dj De-Vista on July 27th, 2010

    Dj De-Vista

    Hi Fidelity and Wireless Fidelity. I think.

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