Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)

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Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

WiFi

NIST SP 800-101 Rev. 1, NIST SP 800-72, NIST SP 800-77 Rev. 1

Wi-Fi

NIST SP 800-163 Rev.1, NIST SP 800-97, NISTIR 8259

Definitions:

A term describing a wireless local area network that observes the IEEE 802.11 protocol.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-101 Rev. 1

a generic term that refers to a wireless local area network that observes the IEEE 802.11 protocol.
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-27B under Wi-Fi from NISTIR 7250
NIST SP 1800-27C under Wi-Fi from NISTIR 7250
NISTIR 7250 under Wireless Fidelity
NISTIR 7387 under Wireless Fidelity

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