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# WikiCourse/BasicIntroduction/000 What is a Wiki?

# What is a Wiki?

- a technology for collaborative creation of internet and intranet pages

- Wiki-Wiki is hawaiian and means fast

## Principles

- Fast - fast editing, communicating and easy to learn

- Open - everybody may read and edit everything

- Uncomplicated - everything works in a standard browser

- Easy - no HTML knowledge necessary, simply formatted text

- Simple - Content over Form (content counts, not the super-pretty appearance)

- Secure - every change is archived, nothing gets lost

- Interlinked - Links between pages are easy to make

- Flexible

  - Personal Information Management, Knowledgebases, Brainstorming
  - Collaboration, Coordination and Communication platform

  - Creating documentation and slide shows

  - etc...

For details see HelpForBeginners.

2007-07-30 15:45