Wiki - Linking and creating pages

A wiki (IPA: [ˈwiː.kiː] <wee-kee> or [ˈwɪ.kiː] <wick-ey> (according to Ward Cunningham) is a type of website that allows users to add and edit content and is especially suited for constructive collaborative authoring. The term wiki also sometimes refers to the collaborative software itself (wiki engine) that facilitates the operation of ...

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• Wiki - Key characteristics
• Wiki - Pages and editing
• Wiki - Linking and creating pages
• Wiki - Searching
• Wiki - Server-side versus client-side wiki
• Wiki - Controlling changes
• Wiki - Vandalism
• Wiki - History
• Wiki - Wiki communities

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A wiki enables documents to be written collectively in a simple markup using a web browser. A single page in a wiki is referred to as a "wiki page", while the entire body of pages, which are usually highly interconnected via hyperlinks, is "the wiki"; in effect, a very simple, easier-to-use database. A defining characteristic of wiki technology is the ease with which pages can be created and updated. Generally, there is no review before modifications are accepted. Most wikis are open to the general public without the need to register ...

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Wiki, Wiki - Key characteristics, Wiki - Pages and editing, Wiki - Linking and creating pages, Wiki - Searching, Wiki - Server-side versus client-side wiki, Wiki - Controlling changes, Wiki - Vandalism, Wiki - History, Wiki - Wiki communities

Read more here: » Wiki: Encyclopedia II - Wiki - Key characteristics

A wiki enables documents to be written collectively (co-authoring) in a simple markup using a web browser. A single page in a wiki is referred to as a "wiki page", while the entire body of pages, which are usually highly interconnected via hyperlinks, is "the wiki"; in effect, a very simple, easier-to-use database. A defining characteristic of wiki technology is the ease with which pages can be created and updated. Generally, there is no review before modifications are accepted. Most wikis are open to the general public without the ne ...

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Wiki, Wiki - Key characteristics, Wiki - Pages and editing, Wiki - Linking and creating pages, Wiki - Searching, Wiki - Server-side versus client-side wiki, Wiki - Controlling changes, Wiki - Vandalism, Wiki - History, Wiki - Wiki communities

Read more here: » Wiki: Encyclopedia II - Wiki - Key characteristics

Wiki software originated in the design pattern community as a way of writing and discussing pattern languages. The WikiWikiWeb was the first wiki, established by Ward Cunningham on March 25, 1995, as a complement to the Portland Pattern Repository. [1] He invented the wiki name and concept, and implemented the first wiki engine. Some people maintain that only the original wiki should be called Wiki ...

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Wiki, Wiki - Key characteristics, Wiki - Pages and editing, Wiki - Linking and creating pages, Wiki - Searching, Wiki - Server-side versus client-side wiki, Wiki - Controlling changes, Wiki - Vandalism, Wiki - History, Wiki - Wiki communities

Read more here: » Wiki: Encyclopedia II - Wiki - History

The largest wikis are listed at List of largest wikis and Meatball: Biggest wikis. Today, the English-language Wikipedia is, by far, the world's largest wiki; the German-language Wikipedia is the second-largest, while the other Wikipedias fill many of the remaining slots. Other large wikis include the WikiWikiWeb, Wikitravel, World66 and Susning.nu, a Swedish-language knowledge base. The all-encompassing nature of Wikipedia is a significant factor in its growth, while many other wikis are highly specialized. Some also have attributed Wikipedia's rapid gro ...

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Wiki, Wiki - Key characteristics, Wiki - Pages and editing, Wiki - Linking and creating pages, Wiki - Searching, Wiki - Server-side versus client-side wiki, Wiki - Controlling changes, Wiki - Vandalism, Wiki - History, Wiki - Wiki communities

Read more here: » Wiki: Encyclopedia II - Wiki - Wiki communities

Wikis generally are designed with the philosophy of making it easy to correct mistakes, rather than making it difficult to make them. Thus while wikis are very open, they provide a means to verify the validity of recent additions to the body of pages. The most prominent, on almost every wiki, is the "Recent Changes" page—a specific list numbering recent edits, or a list of all the edits made within a given timeframe. Some wikis can filter the list to remove minor edits and edits m ...

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Wiki, Wiki - Key characteristics, Wiki - Pages and editing, Wiki - Linking and creating pages, Wiki - Searching, Wiki - Server-side versus client-side wiki, Wiki - Controlling changes, Wiki - Vandalism, Wiki - History, Wiki - Wiki communities

Read more here: » Wiki: Encyclopedia II - Wiki - Controlling changes

Wiki software originated in the design pattern community as a way of writing and discussing pattern languages. The WikiWikiWeb was the first wiki, established by Ward Cunningham on March 25, 1995, as a complement to the Portland Pattern Repository. [2] He invented the wiki name and concept, and implemented the first wiki engine. Some people maintain that only the original wiki should be called Wiki ...

See also:

Wiki, Wiki - Key characteristics, Wiki - Pages and editing, Wiki - Linking and creating pages, Wiki - Searching, Wiki - Server-side versus client-side wiki, Wiki - Controlling changes, Wiki - Vandalism, Wiki - History, Wiki - Wiki communities

Read more here: » Wiki: Encyclopedia II - Wiki - History