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WIKIS
A //wiki// is a website (such as those highlighted in your wiki tutorial) that allows the easy creation and editing of an number of interlinked web pages.

Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used to create collaborative wiki websites, to power community websites, for personal note taking, in corporate intranets, and knowledge management systems.

Wikis can exist to serve a specific purpose, and in such cases, users use their editorial rights to remove material that is considered “off topic.” A good example of this form is //Wikipedia.com.// In contrast, open purpose wikis, like those that you will design in your project, accept content without firm rules as to how the content should be organized (it will all be up to you).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki