What does “WiFi” stand for?

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TechSpot Trivia takes on a bit of tech lore that even shows up in textbooks: WiFi is short for “Wireless Fidelity.” It isn’t. The name doesn’t stand for anything. The IEEE published the 802.11 wireless standard in 1997, and the 802.11b revision followed in 1999 with speeds up to 11 Mbps on 2.4 GHz…