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    A wiki (/ˈwɪki/ ⓘ WI-kee) is a form of hypertext publication on the internet which is

    collaboratively edited and managed by its audience directly through a web browser. A typical
    wiki contains multiple pages that can either be edited by the public or limited to use within an
    organization for maintaining its internal knowledge base.

    Editing display showing MediaWiki markup language

    Wikis are powered by wiki software, also known as wiki engines. Being a form of content
    management system, these differ from other web-based systems such as blog software or static
    site generators in that the content is created without any defined owner or leader. Wikis have
    little inherent structure, allowing one to emerge according to the needs of the users.[1] Wiki
    engines usually allow content to be written using a lightweight markup language and sometimes
    edited with the help of a rich-text editor.[2] There are dozens of different wiki engines in use,
    both standalone and part of other software, such as bug tracking systems. Some wiki engines are
    free and open-source, whereas others are proprietary. Some permit control over different
    functions (levels of access); for example, editing rights may permit changing, adding, or
    removing material. Others may permit access without enforcing access control. Further rules
    may be imposed to organize content. In addition to hosting user-authored content, wikis allow
    those users to interact, hold discussions, and collaborate.[3]

    There are hundreds of thousands of wikis in use, both public and private, including wikis
    functioning as knowledge management resources, note-taking tools, community websites, and
    intranets. Ward Cunningham, the developer of the first wiki software, WikiWikiWeb, originally
    described wiki as “the simplest online database that could possibly work”.[4] “Wiki”
    (pronounced [wiki][note 1]) is a Hawaiian word meaning “quick”.[5][6][7]

    The online encyclopedia project Wikipedia is the most popular wiki-based website, as well
    being one of the internet’s most popular websites, having been ranked consistently as such since
    at least 2007.[8] 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, standing at 6,860,376 as of August 2024.[9]

    Source editing
    Some wikis will present users with an edit button or link directly on the page being viewed. This
    will open an interface for writing, formatting, and structuring page content. The interface may be
    a source editor, which is text-based and employs a lightweight markup language (also known as
    wikitext, wiki markup, or wikicode), or a visual editor. For example, in a source editor, starting
    lines of text with asterisks could create a bulleted list.

    The syntax and features of wiki markup languages for denoting style and structure can vary
    greatly among implementations. Some allow the use of HTMLTooltip Hypertext Markup
    Language and CSSTooltip Cascading Style Sheets,[12] while others prevent the use of these to
    foster uniformity in appearance.

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