- Someone completely changed my wiki post. Now it means just the opposite of what I meant
wiki
noun; analogy
A web page which allows anyone to post stuff to it as well as allowing anyone to edit those posts. It sounds cool.
Etymology : Metaphor. According to Wikipedia.org, it comes from Hawaiian "wiki wiki" (quick) busses, and sounded better to the inventor of the wiki concept, Ward Cunningham, than "quick-web".
Source : While talking with a friend, he suggested I look up something on Wikipedia. When asked what that was, he replied it was an encyclopedia in wiki form. Pressed for further details, he gave me the definition below.
Last modified: 10 June 2008