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A wiki ( ) is an online hypertext publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience, using a web browser. A typical wiki contains multiple pages for the subjects or scope of the project, and could be either open to the pu ...
(or wiki wiki) is a collaborative website.
Wiki or wiki wiki may also refer to the following:
Computing and technology
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.wiki
.wiki is a top-level domain name. It was proposed in ICANN's New generic top-level domain (gTLD) Program, and became available to the general public on May 26, 2014. Top Level Design is the domain name registry for the string.
History
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, a generic top-level domain overseen by ICANN
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PBworks
PBworks (formerly PBwiki) is a commercial real-time collaborative editing (RTCE) system created by David Weekly, with Ramit Sethi and Nathan Schmidt, who joined shortly thereafter as co-founders. Based in San Mateo, California, United States, t ...
(formerly PBwiki), a commercial real-time collaborative editing (RTCE) system
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Wiki software
Wiki software (also known as a wiki engine or a wiki application), is collaborative software that runs a wiki, which allows the users to create and collaboratively edit pages or entries via a web browser. A wiki system is usually a web application ...
, software used to run a wiki website
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Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., or Wikimedia for short and abbreviated as WMF, is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California and registered as a charitable foundation under local laws. Best kno ...
, a US non-profit charitable organization
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Wikimedia movement
According to the Wikimedia Foundation, the Wikimedia movement is the global community of contributors to the Wikimedia projects. This community directly builds and administers the projects. It is committed to using open standards and software.
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, or Wikimedia, the global community of contributors to Wikimedia Foundation projects
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Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a multilingual free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and using a wiki-based editing system. Wikipedia is the largest and most-read ref ...
, a wiki encyclopedia sometimes referred to as "wiki"
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WikiWikiWeb
The WikiWikiWeb is the first wiki, or user-editable website. It was launched on 25 March 1995 by programmer Ward Cunningham to accompany the Portland Pattern Repository website discussing software design patterns. The name ''WikiWikiWeb'' orig ...
, the original wiki website, and originator of the word "wiki"
Places
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Wiki Peak, a mountain in Alaska, USA
People with the name
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Wiki (rapper)
Patrick G. Morales (born October 21, 1993), better known by his stage name Wiki, is an American rapper and record producer from New York City, New York. He was once a member of New York City-based hip hop group Ratking with rapper-producer Spor ...
, stage name of Patrick Morales, an American rapper
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Wiki Baker, vocalist and community worker from New Zealand
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Wiki González
Wiklenman Vicente González iki(born May 17, 1974) is a former Venezuelan catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals in parts of seven seasons spanning 1999–2006. List ...
, Major League baseball player
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Wieke Hoogzaad
Ludowieka ("Wieke") Victoria Hoogzaad (born 29 June 1970, in Dordrecht) is an athlete from the Netherlands, who is nicknamed ''Wiki de Viking''. She competes in triathlon.
Hoogzaad competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olymp ...
(nicknamed ''Wiki de Viking''), Dutch triathlete
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Ruben Wiki
Ruben James Wiki (born 21 January 1973) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A New Zealand international representative centre-turned-prop forward, he retired with the record for most ...
, New Zealand rugby league footballer
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional entities
* W1K1, pronounced "wiki", a mini-robot from the 1970s Filmation sci-fi show ''
Jason of Star Command''
* Wiki, a sidekick character in the video game ''
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure''
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Vicky the Viking
''Vicky the Viking'', known as ''Wickie und die starken Männer'' () in Germany and Austria and in Japan, is an animated television series which tells the adventures of Vicky, a young Viking boy who uses his wits to help his Viking fellows. It ...
(also ''Wikki'' or ''Wickie''), a 1970s animated cartoon character
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Wiki Dankowska
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance.
Roger Stiles
Roger Stiles, played by Andrew Dunn, is a plumber who fixes Janice Battersby's ( Vic ...
, a fictional character in the British television show ''Coronation Street''
Music
* "Jam on Revenge (the Wikki-Wikki Song)", a 1983 single by the band
Newcleus
Newcleus was an American electro and old school hip hop group that gained popularity in the early 1980s. The group is primarily known for its 12-inch single "Jam-On's Revenge" (re-released as "Jam on Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)" (1983)) and ...
** "Wiki wiki", a phrase meant to simulate a DJ scratching a turntable, used by Newcleus in several songs as well as Will Smith's
"Wild Wild West", among others
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
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WIKI (FM) a country music radio station in Carrollton, Kentucky, United States
* "Wiki-wiki", a story (and title character) written by the title character of Jack London's novel ''
Martin Eden
''Martin Eden'' is a 1909 novel by American author Jack London about a young proletarian autodidact struggling to become a writer. It was first serialized in ''The Pacific Monthly'' magazine from September 1908 to September 1909 and then publis ...
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Other uses
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Wiki wiki dollar
A wiki wiki dollar was a giveaway promotion in the United States from the Chevron gasoline company during the 1960s. The advertising campaign featured a wiki wiki girl, played by dancer Irene Tsu, dressed in a grass skirt and performing a brisk hu ...
, a 1960s gasoline give-away promotion
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Wiki Wiki Shuttle
The Wiki Wiki Shuttle () is a free shuttle bus service at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii. Shuttles run between 6:00 am and 10:00 pm local time, carrying people and baggage between the various terminals.
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, a Hawaiian airport bus system
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WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks () is an international non-profit organisation that published news leaks and classified media provided by anonymous sources. Julian Assange, an Australian Internet activist, is generally described as its founder and director and ...
, an international non-profit organisation that publishes secret information, news leaks, and classified media provided by anonymous sources
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List of wikis
This article contains a list of notable wikis, which are websites that use wiki software, allowing users to collaboratively edit content and view old versions of the content. These websites use several different wiki software packages.
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Wick (disambiguation)
Wick most often refers to:
* Capillary action ("wicking")
** Candle wick, the cord used in a candle or oil lamp
** Solder wick, a copper-braided wire used to desolder electronic contacts
Wick or WICK may also refer to:
Places and placename ...
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Wicked (disambiguation)
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Wicket
In cricket, the term wicket has several meanings:
* It is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch. The fielding team's players can hit the wicket with the ball in a number of ways to get a batsman out. ...
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Wicki (disambiguation)
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Wicky (disambiguation)
Wicky may refer to:
* '' Kalmia angustifolia'' (colloquial name: Wicky), a flowering shrub
* Raphaël Wicky (born 1977), retired Swiss footballer
* Edouard Wicky, Swiss racing cyclist
* André Wicky (1928–2016), Swiss former racing driver
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Wookie (disambiguation)
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