Wiki
/ˈwɪki/noun
A collaborative website or page that can be edited by multiple users.
Did you know?The term was popularized by Ward Cunningham from Hawaiian wiki wiki, meaning “quick” or “fast,” so the web’s most collaborative tool was named with a word for speed, not secrecy.
Etymological Timeline
Hawaiian
Polynesian
wiki wiki
“quick; fast”
1995
English
wiki
“a collaborative website that users can edit”
2001
English
Wikipedia
“a free online encyclopedia built as a wiki”
Modern English
English
wiki
“a site or page designed for collaborative editing”