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.

Examples of wiki in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These tools help support teams respond more efficiently by enabling employees to retrieve company-specific data through simple questions—no need to dig through files or wikis. —Jeffrey Gregor, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025

With the platform, users can take notes, manage projects, collaborate, create wikis and more. —Ellen Sheng, CNBC, 10 June 2025

As the wiki page states: The follower demo will cause the TurtleBot to look for objects in a window in front of it. —IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2013

Still, Humphrey predicted how the game might change the wiki. —Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

WikiWikiWeb, a website with such programming introduced in 1995

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wiki

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy

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