"WiFi" meaning in English

See WiFi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: WiFis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} WiFi (countable and uncountable, plural WiFis)
  1. Alternative spelling of Wi-Fi Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Wi-Fi Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-WiFi-en-noun-OfBW9Yjz Disambiguation of Computing: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Verb

Forms: WiFis [present, singular, third-person], WiFi-ing [participle, present], WiFied [participle, past], WiFied [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|WiFis|WiFi-ing|WiFied}} WiFi (third-person singular simple present WiFis, present participle WiFi-ing, simple past and past participle WiFied)
  1. Alternative form of Wi-Fi Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Wi-Fi Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-WiFi-en-verb-szdptbxp Disambiguation of Computing: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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