What does the "Fi" in "Wi-Fi" mean?

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00:27 Accepted answer (Score 381)
07:17 Answer 2 (Score 44)
07:55 Answer 3 (Score 27)
09:59 Answer 4 (Score 20)
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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/1086226/...

Accepted answer links:
[Wi-Fi Definition is Not Wireless Fidelity]: http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Comp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi
[WiFi isn't short for "Wireless Fidelity"]: http://boingboing.net/2005/11/08/wifi-is...
['Wireless Fidelity' Debunked]: https://web.archive.org/web/200709280404...
[another SU post]: https://superuser.com/questions/1086276/...

Answer 3 links:
["'Wireless Fidelity' Debunked"]: https://web.archive.org/web/200709280404...
["Wi-Fi isn't short for Wireless Fidelity"]: http://boingboing.net/2005/11/08/wifi-is...
["Securing Wi-Fi Wireless Networks with Today’s Technologies"]: http://www.netsense.info/downloads/White...

Answer 4 links:
[Li-Fi]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li-Fi
[officially announced]: https://youtu.be/NaoSp4NpkGg?

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