: 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.
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With the platform, users can take notes, manage projects, collaborate, create wikis and more.
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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
Over the years, Morely’s involvement in the wiki has grown.
—Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
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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
Over the years, Morely’s involvement in the wiki has grown.
—Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
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“Wiki.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiki. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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