A Web site whose pages and content can be easily created and edited by users, within their Web browsers. An example of user-generated content that epitomizes the Web 2.0 movement and capitalizes on the “wisdom of crowds,”
wikis operate on the principle of collaborative trust, as visitors are free not only to create new content as on a discussion board, but also to edit one another’s contributions. The name “
wiki” is of Hawaiian origin, “
wiki wiki” meaning “quick” or “informal,” a reference to the speed and ease with which
wikis can be accessed and their content modified through any standard Web browser. The best-known
wiki example is
Wikipedia, a free content encyclopedia written collaboratively by volunteers that has grown to become one of the most popular sites on the Internet. See also Web 2.0, social software, user-generated content, wisdom of crowds, collective intelligence.
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