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| - | A '''wiki''' (pronounced ''wick-e'') (not to be confused with a [[Wookiee]] - pronounced ''wook-e'') is software that allows users to easily create, edit, and link pages together. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. These wiki websites are often also referred to as wikis; for example, [[Wikipedia]] is one of the best known wikis. | + | A '''wiki''' (pronounced ''wick-e'') (not to be confused with a [[Wookiee]] - pronounced ''wook-e'') is software that allows users to easily create, edit, and link pages together. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. These wiki websites are often also referred to as wikis; for example, [[Wikipedia]] is one of the best known wikis. Wiki is short for '''Witwicky'''. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
WikiWikiWeb was the first site to be called a wiki. Ward Cunningham started developing WikiWikiWeb in 1994, and installed it on the Internet domain c2.com on March 25, 1995. It was named by Cunningham, who remembered a Honolulu International Airport counter employee telling him to take the "Wiki Wiki" shuttle bus that runs between the airport's terminals. According to Cunningham, ''"I chose wiki-wiki as an alliterative substitute for 'quick' and thereby avoided naming this stuff quick-web."'' | WikiWikiWeb was the first site to be called a wiki. Ward Cunningham started developing WikiWikiWeb in 1994, and installed it on the Internet domain c2.com on March 25, 1995. It was named by Cunningham, who remembered a Honolulu International Airport counter employee telling him to take the "Wiki Wiki" shuttle bus that runs between the airport's terminals. According to Cunningham, ''"I chose wiki-wiki as an alliterative substitute for 'quick' and thereby avoided naming this stuff quick-web."'' | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page | ||
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A wiki (pronounced wick-e) (not to be confused with a Wookiee - pronounced wook-e) is software that allows users to easily create, edit, and link pages together. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. These wiki websites are often also referred to as wikis; for example, Wikipedia is one of the best known wikis. Wiki is short for Witwicky.
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History
WikiWikiWeb was the first site to be called a wiki. Ward Cunningham started developing WikiWikiWeb in 1994, and installed it on the Internet domain c2.com on March 25, 1995. It was named by Cunningham, who remembered a Honolulu International Airport counter employee telling him to take the "Wiki Wiki" shuttle bus that runs between the airport's terminals. According to Cunningham, "I chose wiki-wiki as an alliterative substitute for 'quick' and thereby avoided naming this stuff quick-web."
On March 15, 2007, wiki entered the Oxford English Dictionary Online.
Trivia
- In the Hawaiian language, the word "wiki" means "quick."
