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Li-Fi
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English
Etymology
Coined by Harald Haas, the inventor of the technology, after en Wi-Fi and as an abbreviation of en light en fidelity.
Noun
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A bidirectional, high-speed, networked wireless communication technology similar to Wi-Fi but using visible light instead of radio waves.
en International Journal of Applied Engineering Research Li-Fi (Light Fidelity)-The future technology In Wireless communication 2012 7 11 Jyoti Rani; Prerna Chauhan; Ritika Tripathi Since Li-Fi uses just the light, it can be used safely in aircrafts and hospitals that are prone to interference from radio waves.
en Infinite Magazine 2013-2014 2014 The beauty of Li-Fi is that it uses existing infrastructure, avoiding the need for thousands of radio masts, as the current spectrum requires.
en Principles of LED Light Communications Svilen Dimitrov; Harald Haas 2015 5 1107049423 The vision is that a Li-Fi wireless network would complement existing heterogeneous RF wireless networks, and would provide significant spectrum relief by allowing cellular and wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) systems to off-load a significant portion of wireless data traffic.
Translations
French: fr lifi m, fr LiFi, fr transmission par DEL f, fr transmission par LED f, fr transmission par diode électroluminescente f
Anagrams
en fiil ifil