wiki

American  

[wik-ee] / ˈwɪk i /

noun

plural

wikis

1. (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.

2. Also called wiki application.  Also called wiki engine,.  the software used to create a wiki.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or being a wiki.

   wiki servers.

wiki British  

/ ˈwɪkɪ /

noun

1. 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

Together with a team of more than 500 volunteers, Skinner built a wiki that combines incidents, agents, vehicles, and public data related to ICE.

From Slate

On Tuesday, ICEList’s wiki was restricted from Meta’s platforms after publicly asking for information on the federal agent responsible for Alex Pretti’s death.

From Slate

So instead, after consulting about a dozen sketchy websites, a monster fan wiki, and a chatroom that looked like it had emerged straight from the depths of 2004, he apparently found someone in Williamsburg willing to talk to them about Estries.

From Literature

No question: The men who stopped the tragedy deserve every Wiki barnstar they’ve received.

From Slate

The bull market for robotaxis may not last, but the one for editors of one specific Wiki page definitely will.

From Slate