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