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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesワイファイ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: waifai
"ホテルの部屋でワイファイがつながりますか。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect to the Internet or communicate with one another wirelessly within a particular area.
"The hotel provides free Wi-Fi in all guest rooms and public areas." - 2
A local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet.
"Make sure your laptop is connected to the secure office Wi-Fi before joining the conference call."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1999 by the branding firm Interbrand for the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (now the Wi-Fi Alliance). The term was created as a catchy, consumer-friendly play on 'hi-fi' (high fidelity), despite having no actual technical etymological relation to fidelity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wi-Fi" is said worldwide
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Wi-Fi
Transliteration: /wi.fi/
"Le mot de passe du Wi-Fi est écrit sur la table."
WLAN
Transliteration: /veː.laː.ʔan/
"Gibt es hier kostenloses WLAN?"
Wi-Fi
Transliteration: /ˈwai.fai/
"Posso avere la password del Wi-Fi, per favore?"
Wi-Fi
Transliteration: /ˈwi.fi/
"La señal de Wi-Fi es muy débil en esta habitación."
Wi-Fi
Transliteration: /ˈwi.faj/
"Você tem a senha do Wi-Fi?"
वाई-फ़ाई
Transliteration: wai-fai
"क्या यहाँ वाई-फ़ाई उपलब्ध है?"
无线网络
Transliteration: wúxiàn wǎngluò
"这家咖啡馆提供免费的无线网络。"
와이파이
Transliteration: wa-i-pa-i
"이 카페는 와이파이가 매우 빨라요."
ワイファイ
Transliteration: waifai
"ホテルの部屋でワイファイがつながりますか。"
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