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IEEE 802.11

set of media access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) specifications
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Summary

IEEE 802.11 ranks in the top 0.85% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,462 views/month, #663 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: IEEE 802[2]
  • Topic's main category: Category:IEEE 802.11[3]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/802.11[4]
  • Brand: Wi-Fi[5]

Why It Matters

IEEE 802.11 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 104 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). IEEE 802.11. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ieee-802-11
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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Brand → Wi-Fi
    Topic's main category → Category:IEEE 802.11
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