What is a wiki? Well, wikis are collaborative websites. Meaning, that if you have access to it (the wiki) -- you can contribute and edit the content of the wiki.
Ward Cunningham is the creator of wikis. The original name was WikiWikiWeb. The word wiki is a Hawaiian word that means "fast." The inspiration for the name was "Wiki-Wiki" which is a Hawaiian term for taxis and airport shuttles. The most famous (or infamous) wiki is of course, Wikipedia. Wikis first appeared on the web on March 25, 1995. For more information about wikis, please visit the Wiki History page.
The above information was obtained from the following source: Cunningham, Ward . "Wiki History." Wiki History. 01 OCT 2007. WHY2k. 3 Oct 2007 <http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiHistory>.
To learn more about wikis, watch the following YouTube video Wikis in Plain English created by Customcrafts.
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