Surprising how someone who actually linked to the Wikipedia article could miss this vital bit of information.
From Wikipedia:
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.
So no, "Wi-Fi" does not actually mean or stand for anything, it's just a marketing term for any IEEE 802.11-compatible networking device.
From Wikipedia:
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.
So no, "Wi-Fi" does not actually mean or stand for anything, it's just a marketing term for any IEEE 802.11-compatible networking device.
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