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| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page | + | == What is a Wiki? == |
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| + | === The original description of a Wiki is: === | ||
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| + | ''The simplest online database that could possibly work.'' | ||
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| + | Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly. | ||
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| + | Wiki is unusual among group communication mechanisms in that it allows the organization of contributions to be edited in addition to the content itself. | ||
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| + | === How do I use it? === | ||
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| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to edit a Wiki (from Wikipedia)] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:07, 23 August 2006
What is a Wiki?
The original description of a Wiki is:
The simplest online database that could possibly work.
Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly.
Wiki is unusual among group communication mechanisms in that it allows the organization of contributions to be edited in addition to the content itself.
