De Wi-Fi
Example: In het café is de Wi-Fi gratis voor alle klanten.
Definition
"De Wi-Fi" refers to the wireless networking technology that allows devices to connect to the internet without physical cables, commonly available in cafes and other public places for customer use. For example, in the café, "de Wi-Fi" is free for all customers.
Etymology
The term "de Wi-Fi" comes from the English 'Wi-Fi,' a trademarked term representing wireless fidelity. It was coined as a catchy way to describe wireless local area network technology, combining 'wireless' and 'hi-fi' (high fidelity). The Dutch article 'de' is simply the definite article used before the English loanword.
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"De Wi-Fi" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Hospitality - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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