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[[File:Oncyclopedia.png|thumb|right|200px|[http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Uncyclopedia] is an endless parody of Wikipedia and more]]
[[File:Oncyclopedia.png|thumb|right|200px|[http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Uncyclopedia] is an endless parody of Wikipedia and more]]


The word '''''"[[w:wiki|wiki]]"''''' comes from Hawaiian expression '''''"wiki wiki"''''' == to do something quickly. The term was coined by inventor of the first wiki, http://c2.com by [[w:Ward Cunningham|Ward Cunningham]] in 1994-1995.
The word '''''"[[w:wiki|wiki]]"''''' comes from Hawaiian expression '''''"wiki wiki"''''' == to do something quickly. The [[w:Ward Cunningham|inventor of the first wiki, Ward Cunningham]]'s wiki http://c2.com from 1994-1995 is still running.


Wikicode is perhaps the quickest way for a human to enter hypertext. There are more than one wikicode in existence but quite naturally the one used in [[w:Mediawiki|Mediawiki]], the software that runs Wikipedia and many other wikis.
Wikicode is perhaps the quickest way for a human to enter hypertext. There are more than one wikicode in existence but quite naturally the one used in [[w:Mediawiki|Mediawiki]], the software that runs Wikipedia and many other wikis.