wiki

noun

wi·ki ˈwi-kē

ˈwē-

: a website that allows visitors to make changes, contributions, or corrections

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Today, wikis are common stops on the information superhighway; however, they only date to 1995, after computer programmer Ward Cunningham introduced his software WikiWikiWeb to the world. The software, whose name is based on a Hawaiian term for "quick," allows website visitors to contribute content to its pages and comment on and make changes to information posted by others. A site using the software is referred to as a wiki.

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The image was added to a Fandom wiki dedicated to Hyde, the comedian, in August 2023, according to the website's user contribution logs. —

Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024 Each entry hits the important points without having to scroll through countless wiki pages. —

Rob Wieland, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 Insights were gathered through the Fandom website’s first-party data from more than 350 million monthly unique visitors and 50 million pages of content across 250,000 wiki communities. —

Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024 Marvel wikis lead down some interesting roads with that moniker, but who knows! —

Caroline Framke, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wiki