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Wiki Glossary

This wiklossary, or wiki glossary, contains key terms that you may see when using wikis.
A-C

Term	Definition
camel case	Text without spaces and mixed capitalization
collaborate	To work jointly

D-G

Term	Definition
discussion	A conversation, especially on a specific subject

H-L

Term	Definition

M-Q

Term	Definition
NPOV	Neutral point of view

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Term	Definition
refactoring	Process of re-writing and re-organizing text to shorten it while preserving content
sandbox	A page where a new wiki user can play around or experiment using wikitext or the wiki editor to create content
server	A computer program which manages shared access to a centralized resource or service in a network
version history	A record of a prior version of a page so that its content and formatting can be retrieved at a later date
wiki	A type of website that allows anyone visiting it to quickly and easily add, remove, or edit its content, often without the need for registration
wiki citizen
wiki clone	A historical term that describes sites imitating the WikiWiki idea before wiki engines were common
wiki engine	A type of software that runs a collaborative wiki system
wiki farm	A server or collection of servers where wikis are hosted
wiki mind wipe	Process of systematically erasing a large amount of contribution
wiki name	Formed by concatenating capitalized words; see also Camel case On a wiki service, it is simply the name of your website and often does not require concetanating words
wiki software	See wiki engine
wiki syntax	See wikitext
wiki vandal	A individual who maliciously edits (e.g., deletes or replaces content) or deletes pages
wikihead
wikitext	Text written in a wiki markup language (i.e., a simplified alternative to HTML) to write pages in wiki websites
wikiword	A word in the form of Camel Case that links to the page it names
wikizen	A member of a wiki community
wiklossary	A concise glossary of wiki terms

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