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what is wiki? A wiki is a web page that allows you to view and modified pages, once you have a browser and internet acess. The man who created Wiki is Ward cunningham, he described Wiki as "the simplest online database that could possibly work." He also said that Wiki is not very descriptive, and not entirely accurate.

A Wiki is a Content Management System
To understand a wiki, you must understand the idea of a content management system. As complicated as the name might sound, content management systems, sometimes referred to by their initials (CMS), are really quite a simple concept. for example, an editor at the providence journal would use (CMS) to make small changes to the newspaper before sending out a final copy.small changes like the Dates, Time, Events, and you won't need to rewrite the newpaper.

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Wiki is in Ward's original description: //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. Like many simple concepts, "open editing" has some profound and subtle effects on Wiki usage. Allowing everyday users to create and edit any page in a Web site is exciting in that it encourages democratic use of the Web and promotes content composition by nontechnical users.

pbwiki, what is wiki?

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Wikis have some functionality to them at the workplace. When it comes to project management, a wiki allows employees to organize everything in one place so people can see an entire project. Wiki's also acts as a central hub to streamline workflow and reduce reliance on email and documents that can easily get lost and confused with older versions. In this environment, wiki's also inform everyone of the process of a project so that everyone is not worrying whether it's on schedule or not.