Wiki

A wiki (IPA: /wi?ki?/, "weekee" http://c2.com/doc/etymology.html) is a web application that allows users to add content, as on an Internet forum, but also allows others (often completely unrestricted) to edit the content. The term Wiki also refers to the collaborative software used to create such a website (see Wiki software). In essence, the wiki is a vast simplification of the process of creating HTML pages, and thus is a very effective way to exchange information through collaborative effort.

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IPA - Web application - Internet forum - Collaborative software - Wiki software - HTML

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Wiki with an upper case W and WikiWikiWeb are both used to refer specifically to the first wiki ever created (25 March, 1995). The WikiWikiWeb is, like the Portland Pattern Repository, a section of a Portland, Oregon, web site operated by the company Cunningham & Cunningham. Wiki proponents often spell 'wiki' with a lower case "w". The name is based on the Hawaiian term wiki, meaning "quick," "fast," or "to hasten" (Hawaiian dictionary). Sometimes wikiwiki (or Wikiwiki) is used instead of wiki (Hawaiian dictionary). Also, ??w?w? in the Hawaiian is used in place of wiki, Wiki, wikiwiki or Wikiwiki.

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25 March - 1995 - Portland Pattern Repository - Portland, Oregon - Web site - Hawaiian

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