Learn the origin of the name Wiki

Wiki is an integrated system, with the hugely popular Wikipedia encyclopedia.

According to WikiWikiWeb (http://c2.com/cgi/wiki), 'The wiki idea at first seems strange . Wiki is a synthesis system; it is a means of discussion, a data warehouse, a mail system, a collaboration tool. It is difficult to determine what a wiki is, but it is definitely a convenient way to exchange information online ' .

The term Wiki with uppercase commonly used for WikiWikiWeb (Porland Pattern Repository) specializes in programming developed by Ward Cunningham in March 1995. When looking for ways for people to share information for the software development process, Ward built a so-called Patterns List and called on people to contribute thoughts and patterns. design and programming experience. This list became the first wiki in the world.

A content page in a wiki is called a 'wiki page' , just like any website (you can visit a wiki that doesn't even know it's a wiki). The entire wiki page (made up of wikis) is closely linked through hyperlinks, which is really a simple relational database. Most wikis have a name (Title) to search. All wikis also have search features available and are able to find other pages that link to the current page.

Wikipedia has become the most popular wiki site, listed among the 7 most popular websites in 2007. The biggest encyclopedia ever.

The Wiki word (according to 'Wiki' pedia) is not an acronym but comes from the Hawaiian word meaning 'fast' . In 1995, Ward Cunningham finished programming a new information sharing system, in which users could create new pages or edit each other's old pages. So the system will be updated faster than the old information sharing systems, the system where people want to edit information on an existing page or create a new page must send comments to a manager. , wait for that person to review and process.

During a trip to Hawaii, he was informed by airport staff that he had to take the Wiki Wiki bus to travel between airport stations. At that time Cunningham did not understand the meaning of the Wiki Wiki, and he asked the staff at the airport. He received the answer that the word 'wiki' means quickly in Hawaiian. With repetition from the Wiki Wiki, it has a very fast meaning.

After that trip, Cunningham searched for a name for his new website. He wanted a very unique name, but also simple and easy to remember, but he did not want to copy any naming method at that time. Based on Microsoft's 'quick basic' modeling, he got the idea with a 'quick web' name , to provide a quick page of information for readers.

However Cunningham didn't like the name of the concept, because he thought it was too monotonous and boring. So he replaced it with a similar meaning in Hawaiian, wiki . However, the first name Cunningham uses is that both 'Wiki Wiki ' mean very quickly. He said the use of such a word emphasizes the quick meaning of the program he is building. Hence the name WikiWikiWeb was born.

The shorter version of the name, the Wiki is better known as the repetition of the Wiki Wiki , because during the programming of the WikiWikiWeb, Cunningham used the abbreviation wiki for CGI on Unix. With the first url is http://c2.com/cgi/wiki. Therefore, people who click on this website simply call it Wiki instead of Wiki Wiki as Cunningham's original idea.

There are some other interesting facts that you may not know about the wiki page:

- There are quite a few people who mispronounced from wikis, according to the pronunciation of 'wick-ee ', while the correct pronunciation of this word must be 'we-key'.

- The wiki is also an acronym for 'what I know is' , meaning 'what I know'.

- Wiki's most famous site is Wikipedia, a huge e-library site launched in January 2001. By the end of 2001, Wikipedia had more than 20,000 articles on a variety of topics with more than 18 language.

- By September 2007, Wikipedia broke the 600-year record of the world's largest encyclopedia ever compiled, exceeding the 2 million article mark. The encyclopedia that it surpassed is the Ming Dynasty classic Vinh Lac, which was completed in 1408 with over 1 million pages.

- The Wikipedia page receives about 30,000-60,000 article requests per second.

- Wikipedia currently uses the open source MediaWiki software, written by Lee Daniel Crocker. Originally, although Wikipedia ran on UseModWiki, was written in Perl by Clifford Adams. Within a year of launch, they switched to another platform that is PHP / MySQL written by Magnus Manske. Within 6 months, they switched to MediaWiki on with some custom extensions and settings.