wiki

[ wik-ee ]

/ ˈwɪk i /

noun, plural wik·is.

(sometimes initial capital letter) a website that allows users to add, delete, or revise content by using a web browser: The wiki has character descriptions and image galleries for every game in the franchise.Students who contribute to the class review wiki may earn extra credit points on their exams.Research and development team members should all have permission to edit the design wikis for all current projects.

Also called wik·i en·gine, wik·i ap·pli·ca·tion . the software used to create a wiki.

adjective

of, relating to, or being a wiki: wiki servers.

Origin of wiki

First recorded in 1990–95; shortening of WikiWikiWeb, a software program developed by Howard G. “Ward” Cunningham (born 1949), U.S. computer programmer; from Hawaiian wikiwiki “very quick,” emphatic reduplication of wiki “quick.”
Cunningham coined the name WikiWikiWeb after recalling that a Honolulu International Airport counter employee advised him to take the Wiki Wiki Shuttle (a shuttle bus that runs between the terminals of the airport); his original idea was to make WikiWikiWeb's pages readily editable by its users and initially thought about calling his program QuickWeb but changed his mind and named it WikiWikiWeb

Words nearby wiki

wig out, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, wigwag, wigwam, wiki, WikiLeaked, wikitorial, wikiup, wiki weapon, Wilberforce

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Example sentences from the Web for wiki

In his version of the story, he then convinced Wales to try the wiki approach.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I had buzzed around the wiki flower for a while, and then pollinated the free-encyclopedia flower.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The more I thought about it, without even having seen a wiki, the more it seemed obviously right.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were wiki pages where users could jointly formulate and debate the rules.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When he asked what it meant, he was told that wiki was the Hawaiian word for quick, and wiki wiki meant superquick.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for wiki

wiki

/ (ˈwɪkɪ) /

noun

a web application that allows anyone visiting a website to edit content on it
(as modifier)wiki technology

Word Origin for wiki

C20: from Hawaiian wiki-wiki quick, coined by Ward Cunningham (born 1949), US computer programmer who invented the concept

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单词	wiki
释义	wiki [ wik-ee ] / ˈwɪk i / noun, plural wik·is. (sometimes initial capital letter) a website that allows users to add, delete, or revise content by using a web browser: The wiki has character descriptions and image galleries for every game in the franchise.Students who contribute to the class review wiki may earn extra credit points on their exams.Research and development team members should all have permission to edit the design wikis for all current projects. Also called wik·i en·gine, wik·i ap·pli·ca·tion . the software used to create a wiki. adjective of, relating to, or being a wiki: wiki servers. Origin of wiki First recorded in 1990–95; shortening of WikiWikiWeb, a software program developed by Howard G. “Ward” Cunningham (born 1949), U.S. computer programmer; from Hawaiian wikiwiki “very quick,” emphatic reduplication of wiki “quick.” Cunningham coined the name WikiWikiWeb after recalling that a Honolulu International Airport counter employee advised him to take the Wiki Wiki Shuttle (a shuttle bus that runs between the terminals of the airport); his original idea was to make WikiWikiWeb's pages readily editable by its users and initially thought about calling his program QuickWeb but changed his mind and named it WikiWikiWeb Words nearby wiki wig out, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, wigwag, wigwam, wiki, WikiLeaked, wikitorial, wikiup, wiki weapon, Wilberforce Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wiki In his version of the story, he then convinced Wales to try the wiki approach. You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story\|Walter Isaacson\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I had buzzed around the wiki flower for a while, and then pollinated the free-encyclopedia flower. You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story\|Walter Isaacson\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The more I thought about it, without even having seen a wiki, the more it seemed obviously right. You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story\|Walter Isaacson\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There were wiki pages where users could jointly formulate and debate the rules. You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story\|Walter Isaacson\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST When he asked what it meant, he was told that wiki was the Hawaiian word for quick, and wiki wiki meant superquick. You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story\|Walter Isaacson\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for wiki wiki / (ˈwɪkɪ) / noun a web application that allows anyone visiting a website to edit content on it (as modifier)wiki technology Word Origin for wiki C20: from Hawaiian wiki-wiki quick, coined by Ward Cunningham (born 1949), US computer programmer who invented the concept Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to wiki “WikiLeaks” vs. “Wikipedia”: Do You Know The Difference?You can search for almost anything on Wikipedia. Does the same go for Wikileaks? Here's our quick guide to learn the difference between the two. READ MORE
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wiki

noun, plural wik·is.

adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for wiki

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