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wikitext
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lightweight markup language used to write pages at wiki-based websites
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Editing display showing MediaWiki markup language A photo of the MediaWiki homepage, a wiki software
A wiki (/ˈwɪki/ WIK-ee) 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. The name derives from the first user-editable website called WikiWikiWeb – wiki being a Hawaiian word meaning 'quick' (pronounced [ˈviti]).