Word of the Day

: October 14, 2009

wiki

noun WIK-ee

What It Means

: a Web site that allows visitors to make changes, contributions, or corrections

wiki in Context

The corporation has designed a wiki to make communication and collaboration simpler and more efficient among its employees worldwide.

Did You Know?

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 Web site 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."