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

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

Over the years, Morely’s involvement in the wiki has grown. —Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025

At the end of the day, Enterprise is a show best enjoyed by Star Trek fans who like to pore over the Memory Alpha wiki and familiarize themselves with Trek minutiae. —Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Jan. 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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