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wiki

WIK-ee/ˈwɪki/

Pluralwikis

Verbwikis, wikiing, wikied

3 meanings of wiki

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  1. 1
    shared websitenouncountable
    A website that many people build together, where users can change the pages in their browser.

    Our class made a wiki about the birds in our town.

    Anyone can fix a mistake on the wiki.

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  2. 2
    look upverbtransitive or intransitive
    To look up information on Wikipedia or another wiki.

    If you forget the date, just wiki it.

    She couldn't remember the pharaoh's name, so she wikied it.

    UsageSay wiki it. The past is wikied.

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  3. 3
    verbintransitive
    To write or change pages on a wiki, often working together with other people.
    Blogging, wiki-ing, coding are all activities that generate authorial product.
    2006, Deptford Tv, Deptford.TV DiariesHere, wiki-ing means writing or editing pages on a wiki.
    The best way to start wiki-ing is to find an existing wiki (that is, a hosted wiki) and start adding to it.
    2007, Dan Woods with Peter Thoeny, Wikis for dummiesHere, wiki-ing means adding to or changing pages on a wiki.
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Origin

Short for WikiWikiWeb, from Hawaiian wikiwiki, "quick". Its creator took the name from a shuttle bus at Honolulu airport. It was first used in 1995.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 4 facts