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A '''wiki''' is a | A '''wiki''' (sometimes '''wikiwiki''') is a website that allows anyone (with permission) to edit any page and to add new pages. Since anyone can edit any page on a wiki, wikis are [[strong collaboration|strongly collaborative]]. The best-known wiki is [[Wikipedia]]. | ||
"Wiki" is the Hawaiian word meaning "quick," and as Hawaiians double words for emphasis, thus "wiki wiki" means "very quick." [[Ward Cunningham]] coined the term during his first visit to the islands, when he was directed to a "Wiki Wiki" shuttle between airport terminals. Cunningham says, "Using the word doubling convention, I named the technology WikiWikiWeb." [http://c2.com/doc/etymology.html] | |||
Wiki software is available in several variants, including [[MediaWiki]] and [[TWiki]]. It is now being widely used in business and educational institutions for both [[intranet]] and [[Internet]] applications, where it is recognized as a significant productivity tool. | Wiki software is available in several variants, including [[MediaWiki]] and [[TWiki]]. It is now being widely used in business and educational institutions for both [[intranet]] and [[Internet]] applications, where it is recognized as a significant productivity tool. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[Ward Cunningham]] invented the wiki concept and created the first wiki, [[WikiWikiWeb]], on [[March 25]], [[1995]]. [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiHistory] WikiWikiWeb, also called "Ward's Wiki," began life as a supplement to the Portland Pattern Repository. | |||
[[Ward Cunningham]] invented the wiki concept and created the first wiki, [[WikiWikiWeb]], on [[March 25]], [[1995]]. [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiHistory] "Wiki | |||
Until 2001 or 2002, perhaps most wikis were general-purpose communities, with only very vague missions and an idiosyncratic set of rules and processes, in which they tended to emulate WikiWikiWeb. | |||
Thus, shortly after [[Wikipedia]] got its start in 2001, when Cunningham was asked whether he thought wiki software could be used to create an encyclopedia, he replied, "Yes, but in the end it wouldn't be an encyclopedia. It would be a wiki." [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiPedia] Whether Cunningham was correct is a matter of opinion. But regardless, Wikipedia did develop a different set of rules and processes, which spawned another set of wiki clones. | |||
[[Category:CZ Live]] | [[Category:CZ Live]] | ||
[[Category:Computers Workgroup]] | [[Category:Computers Workgroup]] | ||
Revision as of 23:45, 4 March 2007
A wiki (sometimes wikiwiki) is a website that allows anyone (with permission) to edit any page and to add new pages. Since anyone can edit any page on a wiki, wikis are strongly collaborative. The best-known wiki is Wikipedia.
"Wiki" is the Hawaiian word meaning "quick," and as Hawaiians double words for emphasis, thus "wiki wiki" means "very quick." Ward Cunningham coined the term during his first visit to the islands, when he was directed to a "Wiki Wiki" shuttle between airport terminals. Cunningham says, "Using the word doubling convention, I named the technology WikiWikiWeb." [1]
Wiki software is available in several variants, including MediaWiki and TWiki. It is now being widely used in business and educational institutions for both intranet and Internet applications, where it is recognized as a significant productivity tool.
History
Ward Cunningham invented the wiki concept and created the first wiki, WikiWikiWeb, on March 25, 1995. [2] WikiWikiWeb, also called "Ward's Wiki," began life as a supplement to the Portland Pattern Repository.
Until 2001 or 2002, perhaps most wikis were general-purpose communities, with only very vague missions and an idiosyncratic set of rules and processes, in which they tended to emulate WikiWikiWeb.
Thus, shortly after Wikipedia got its start in 2001, when Cunningham was asked whether he thought wiki software could be used to create an encyclopedia, he replied, "Yes, but in the end it wouldn't be an encyclopedia. It would be a wiki." [3] Whether Cunningham was correct is a matter of opinion. But regardless, Wikipedia did develop a different set of rules and processes, which spawned another set of wiki clones.