Here are some keywords I’ve come across when studying various computer networking-related topics.

IEEE 802.11

A relatively old revision 802.11-2016, found here, outlines the amendments to 802.11 ordered by time. This can be mapped to the names of Wi-Fi generations using this document provided by the Wi-Fi alliance.

• 802.11, not recognized by the Wi-Fi alliance
• 802.11a, not recognized by the Wi-Fi alliance
• 802.11b, not recognized by the Wi-Fi alliance
• 802.11g, not recognized by the Wi-Fi alliance
• 802.11n, identified as Wi-Fi 4
• 802.11ac, identified as Wi-Fi 5
• 802.11ax, identified as Wi-Fi 6
• 802.11be, identified as Wi-Fi 7, but not part of 802.11-2016