What does 'Fi' stand for in 'Wi-Fi'?

[Uzoma]

Umm...that's pretty much it.

[venator]

Dunno either, but Hi-Fi is high fidelity - do you think they just stole it, and the "fi" means nothing?

[muchlovex]

It stands for Wireless Fidelity

[rojash]

Wikipedia has this to say (and it makes sense).

"However, based on Phil Belanger's statement, the term Wi-Fi was never supposed to mean anything at all.

The term Wi-Fi, first used commercially in August 1999, was coined by a brand-consulting firm called Interbrand Corporation that the Alliance had hired to determine a name that was "a little catchier than 'IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence'". Belanger also stated that Interbrand invented Wi-Fi as a play on words with Hi-Fi, and also created the yin-yang-style Wi-Fi logo."

http://en.wikipedia.o.../Wi-Fi#The_name_Wi-Fi