Wifi

Hi, dear,

A la Mallville Public Library también llega el wifi…

Mel: Can you make this work?
Dewey: It looks like a…
Mel: Wireless access point, yes.
Dewey: Free WiFi? In OUR library?
Mel: Sure, why not? It’s no extra work for us!
(As she speaks, a crowd of library users with laptops gathers behind her, for help in getting their wifi connections to work.)

Mel: ¿Puedes hacerlo funcionar?
Dewey: Parece un….
Mel: Punto de acceso sin hilos. Sí.
Dewey: ¿WiFi gratis? ¿En NUESTRA biblioteca?
Mel: Claro que sí ¿por qué no? ¡No representa ningún trabajo adicional para nosotros!
(Mientras habla, detrás de ella se acumula un montón de usuarios con sus ordenadores personales para pedir ayuda con las conexiones wifi.)

What wifi is?
Let’s look at the definition given in Wikipedia:

“Wi-Fi (sometimes written Wi-fi, WiFi, Wifi, wifi) is a trademark for sets of product compatibility standards for wireless local area networks (WLANs). Wi-Fi was intended to allow mobile devices, such as laptop computers and personal digital assistants (PDAs) to connect to local area networks, but is now often used for Internet access and wireless VoIP phones. Desktop computers can also use Wi-Fi, allowing offices and homes to be networked without expensive wiring. Many computers are sold today with Wi-Fi built-in; others require adding a Wi-Fi network card. Other devices, such as digital cameras, are sometimes equipped with Wi-Fi.

A Wi-Fi-enabled device is able to connect to a local area network when near one of the network’s access points. The connection is made by radio signals; there is no need to plug the device into the network. If the local area network is connected to the Internet, the Wi-Fi device can have Internet access as well. The geographical region covered by one or several access points is called a hotspot. The range of an access point varies. The access point built into a typical Wi-Fi home router might have a range of 45 m (150 ft) indoors and 90 m (300 ft) outdoors”.

¿Qué significa wifi?

Aunque en la web de la Wi-Fi Alliance pone que Wi-Fi significa “wireless fidelity”, Phil Belanger, uno de los fundadores de esta organización dijo a principios de este mes de noviembre de 2005: “Wi-Fi doesn’t stand for anything. It is not an acronym. There is no meaning. We needed something that was a little catchier than IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence”.

¿Cómo se pronuncia wifi?

Se ha polemizado mucho sobre ello. Al final parece que la mayoría de angloparlantes se han inclinado no por “uaifi” sino por “uaifai”.

Vocabulario:

trademark for sets of product compatibility standards = marca comercial para conjuntos de normas de compatibilidad de productos
was intended to = se pensó para
laptop = sobre las rodillas, en la falda
VoIP phones (voice over IP telephones) = teléfonos por internet
wiring = cableado
with Wi-Fi built-in = con wifi dentro (ya instalado de fábrica)
Wi-Fi-enabled device = dispositivo equipado con Wi-Fi
to plug = enchufar
hotspot = zona de actuación
router = software o equipo gestor de telecomunicaciones en una red
ft (feet) = pies
doesn’t stand for anything = no significa nada
a little catchier = un poco más atractivo, que “pegue” más para el público

All the best!

Alice & Tomà s

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