A wiki is a web-based collaborative platform that enables users to store, create and modify content in an

organized manner. The term comes from the word wiki wiki, which means fast in Hawaiian.

Wikipedia is not a single wiki but rather a collection of hundreds of wikis, with each one pertaining to a
specific language. The English-language Wikipedia has the largest collection of articles: as of February
2020, it has over 6 million articles.

Why do they call it a wiki?

Wikis can be dated to 1995, when American computer programmer Ward Cunningham created a new
collaborative technology for organizing information on websites. Using a Hawaiian term meaning
“quick,” he called this new software WikiWikiWeb,

A wiki is a website or online resource that can be edited by multiple users. Some wikis, such as
Wikipedia , are publicly accessible. Others are used by organizations to manage information in-house,
enabling teams to easily share knowledge and work together more effectively.

Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a social networking site.

Depending on interpretation, other popular platforms that are sometimes referred to as social media
services include YouTube, QQ, Quora, Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal, LINE, Snapchat, Pinterest, Viber,
Reddit, Discord, TikTok, Microsoft Teams, and more. Wikis are examples of collaborative content
creation.

Wikipedia was founded as a feeder project for Nupedia, an earlier (now defunct) project founded by
Jimmy Wales to produce a free encyclopedia. Nupedia had an elaborate multi-step peer review process,
and required highly qualified contributors.

How to create a wiki?

Choose what type of wiki you want to create (internal or external).

Pick the platform you're going to use.

Set security protocols and community guidelines.

Start adding content - make sure to use simple language, visuals, and hyperlinks.

Assign roles and permissions for editing access.

Wikipedia — a free online encyclopedia that is open for users to add and edit online content. It is
currently the largest and most-read wiki in history. Wikivoyage — as a sister site to Wikipedia,
Wikivoyage is another free web-based platform.

The term refers to components of the mass media communications industry, such as print media,
publishing, the news media, photography, cinema, broadcasting (radio and television), digital media,
and advertising.