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What is the 802.11 standard?

in terms of networking and protocols what is the 802.11 standard, what does it do and mean. did some research over google and couldn't find anything other than it is a set of specifications, then they went on for a bit onto a level of networking i still haven't got to.

any help is much appreciated!
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http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_NetworkStandardsandStandardsOrganizations.htm
IEEE 802.11 is a set of standards for implementing wireless local area network (WLAN) computer communication in the 2.4, 3.6 and 5 GHz frequency bands. They are created and maintained by the IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee (IEEE 802). The base version of the standard IEEE 802.11-2007 has had subsequent amendments. These standards provide the basis for wireless network products using the Wi-Fi brand name.

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