What does 'wiki' mean?

Question

I've been using wikipedia and I've also seen wikimedia, wiki commons and now the popular wiki leaks... but what does wiki really mean?

Answer 1

using Wikipedia you find this:

A wiki (play /?w?ki/ WIK-ee) is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor.[1][2][3] Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used to create collaborative wiki websites, to power community websites, for personal note taking, in corporate intranets, and in knowledge management systems.

Wikis may exist to serve a specific purpose, and in such cases, users use their editorial rights to remove material that is considered "off topic." Such is the case of the collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia.[2] In contrast, open purpose wikis accept content without firm rules as to how the content should be organized.

Ward Cunningham, the developer of the first wiki software, WikiWikiWeb, originally described it as "the simplest online database that could possibly work."[4] "Wiki" (pronounced [?witi] or [?viti]) is a Hawaiian word for "fast".[5]

una respuesta típica de M. :) - culé, Dec 7, 2010

respuesta excelente :) - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 7, 2010

Thanks a lot! - AntMexico, Dec 7, 2010

Answer 2

it is the abbreviation of ' What i Know is'.

I like this explanation - I don't know if it's right, but if it's not, it should be :) - sheila-foster, Dec 7, 2010

Answer 3

To tell you the truth... I've wondered the same thing. I have no idea. I hope someone does!