a facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect to the Internet or communicate with one another wirelessly within a particular area.
verb (Wi-Fies, Wi-Fying, Wi-Fied)
[with object]
convert or adapt for Wi-Fi compatibility:what type of electronics will be immune from being Wi-Fied?
Origin:
1990s: from wireless + an apparently arbitrary second element, after hi-fi; sometimes incorrectly interpreted as a shortening of Wireless Fidelity
