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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At the end of the day, Enterprise is a show best enjoyed by Star Trek fans who like to pore over the Memory Alpha wiki and familiarize themselves with Trek minutiae. —

Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025 Europe's wiki list of GPL lawsuits and negotiations. —

Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025 Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto addressed the threat in 2010, and the quantum commuting page on the Bitcoin wiki was created in 2016. —

Ansel Lindner, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for wiki