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  2. Wi-Fi hotspot - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A diagram showing a Wi-Fi network. A hotspot is a physical location where people can obtain Internet access, typically using Wi-Fi technology, via a wireless local-area network (WLAN) using a router connected to an Internet service provider. Public hotspots may be created by a business for use by customers, such as coffee shops or hotels.

  3. Wi-Fi - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Wi-Fi (/ ˈwaɪfaɪ /) [1][a] is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves. These are the most widely used computer networks, used globally in home ...

  4. Wireless access point - Wikipedia

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    Wireless access point. In computer networking, a wireless access point (WAP) (also just access point (AP)) is a networking hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network or wireless network. As a standalone device, the AP may have a wired or wireless connection to a switch or router, but in a wireless router it ...

  5. Hotspot (geology) - Wikipedia

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    A hotspot's position on the Earth's surface is independent of tectonic plate boundaries, and so hotspots may create a chain of volcanoes as the plates move above them. There are two hypotheses that attempt to explain their origins. One suggests that hotspots are due to mantle plumes that rise as thermal diapirs from the core–mantle boundary. [2]

  6. Tethering - Wikipedia

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    Since 2014, all pay-monthly plans from the Three network in the UK include a "personal hotspot" feature. [8] Earlier, two tethering-permitted mobile plans offered unlimited data: The Full Monty [9] on T-Mobile, and The One Plan on Three. Three offered tethering as a standard feature until early 2012, retaining it on selected plans.

  7. MiFi - Wikipedia

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    A Novatel MiFi 2372 "Intelligent Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot" MiFi is a brand of wireless router that acts as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot device.. In many countries, including The United States, Canada, and Mexico, Inseego Corp. (previously known as Novatel Wireless) [1] owns a registered trademark on the "MiFi" brand name; in the United Kingdom, mobile operator Hutchison 3G owns the "MiFi" trademark.

  8. Personal area network - Wikipedia

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    A wireless personal area network (WPAN) is a PAN carried over a low-powered, short-distance wireless network technology such as IrDA, Wireless USB, Bluetooth, NearLink or Zigbee. The reach of a WPAN varies from a few centimeters to a few meters. WPANs specifically tailored for low-power operation of the sensors are sometimes also called low ...

  9. Wireless network - Wikipedia

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    For radio broadcast affiliations and two-way radio systems, see radio network. Wireless icon. A wireless network is a computer network that uses wireless data connections between network nodes. [ 1 ] Wireless networking allows homes, telecommunications networks and business installations to avoid the costly process of introducing cables into a ...