wiki

American

[wik-ee] / ˈwɪk i /

noun

plural

wikis

(sometimes initial capital letter) a website that allows users to add, delete, or revise content by using a web browser: Students who contribute to the class review wiki may earn extra credit points on their exams.

The wiki has character descriptions and image galleries for every game in the franchise.
Students who contribute to the class review wiki may earn extra credit points on their exams.
Research and development team members should all have permission to edit the design wikis for all current projects.
Also called wiki application. Also called wiki engine,. the software used to create a wiki.

adjective

of, relating to, or being a wiki.

wiki servers.

wiki British

/ ˈwɪkɪ /

noun

1. a web application that allows anyone visiting a website to edit content on it
2. ( as modifier )
  
  wiki technology

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Etymology

Origin of wiki

First recorded in 1990–95; shortening of WikiWikiWeb, a software program developed by Howard G. “Ward” Cunningham (born 1949), U.S. computer programmer; from Hawaiian wikiwiki “very quick,” emphatic reduplication of wiki “quick.” Cunningham coined the name WikiWikiWeb after recalling that a Honolulu International Airport counter employee advised him to take the Wiki Wiki Shuttle (a shuttle bus that runs between the terminals of the airport); his original idea was to make WikiWikiWeb's pages readily editable by its users and initially thought about calling his program QuickWeb but changed his mind and named it WikiWikiWeb

Example Sentences

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In March this year, Leigh joined the crowded start line at Glasgow's SEC and came fifth in the woman's doubles category in her age group, with her friend Wiki.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

Memory does not work like a recording device, they say, but 'more like a Wiki page' because details can be edited.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

Al, you’ve done a lot of collab tapes, including one with Larry June and another with Mike and Wiki this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

The Red Bulls made two subs at the break, bringing on forward Elias Manoel for Dru Yearwood and midfielder Wiki Carmona for Dante Vanzeir.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2023

P.M. touched her shoulder, and Wiki sagged from her previous frozen state.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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