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A wiki is a collaborative web application that allows users to create, edit, and organize content collectively. Pages are interlinked through hyperlinks, enabling a web of related articles.

The term comes from the Hawaiian word wiki meaning quick; the concept originated with Ward Cunningham's WikiWikiWeb,

Key features include web-based editing, a revision history, and simple markup or visual editors; many wikis

Uses include encyclopedic projects, knowledge bases, documentation, classrooms, and intranets. Wikipedia is the most widely known

Content licensing is commonly open, with Creative Commons licenses or similar terms; governance often emphasizes collaborative

launched
in
1995,
as
one
of
the
first
collaborative
websites.
use
a
software
engine
such
as
MediaWiki,
DokuWiki,
or
TWiki.
Access
control
and
moderation
vary
by
site.
example,
launched
in
2001;
other
examples
include
enterprise
wikis
and
wiki
farms.
editing,
monitoring
for
vandalism,
and
policies
such
as
neutral
point
of
view
and
verifiability.