Category:Wiki

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The terms wiki (pronounced "wicky" or "weeky") and WikiWiki are used to identify either a specific type of hypertext document collection or the collaborative software used to create it. A wiki enables documents to be written collectively in a simple markup language, called wikitext, using a web browser. Because most wikis are web-based, the term "wiki" is usually sufficient. A single page in a wiki is referred to as a "wiki page", while the entire body of pages, which are usually highly interconnected, is called "the wiki".

Wiki (with a capital 'W') and WikiWikiWeb are sometimes used to refer to the Portland Pattern Repository, the first ever wiki; proponents of this usage suggest using a lower-case 'w' to distinguish the generic terms discussed here. Wiki wiki comes from the Hawaiian term for "quick" or "super-fast".