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Glossary
W
Web — See World Wide Web.
Wi-Fi — A trademarked term by the Wireless Capability Ethernet
Alliance which stands for Wireless Fidelity. Wi-Fi is another
term for the IEEE 802.11b or 802.11a/b communication protocol
to permit an Ethernet connection using wireless communication
components.
World Wide Web (www) — The worldwide network of Web sites
linked together over the Internet. A user of the Web can jump
from site to site regardless of the location of the computer hosting
the site. See also Internet.