Message Forum: Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries!

Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries!

Posted By: Silon, on host 68.88.200.41
Date: Sunday, February 22, 2004, at 07:57:11
In Reply To: Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! posted by Howard on Saturday, February 21, 2004, at 17:52:22:

> I tend to wonder about the origin of website names. Some, such as RinkWorks, are not always immediately apparent. Now I run across Wikipedia.
>
> Wiki in Hawaiian means "quickly." It is common to say "Wiki wiki" in Hawaii when you mean "Hurry up," "Get the lead out," etc. So I wonder if Wikipedia is some kind of quick encyclopedia.

Actually, Wiki is a type of online database software where entries are collaboratively written, so "Wikipedia" means "collaborative encyclopedia." The name of the software almost certainly comes from the Hawaiian word.

Silon

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Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! - Eric Sleator - Sun, 2/22/2004, 11:17:53
- Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! - Dave - Mon, 2/23/2004, 15:59:34
  - Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! - Eric Sleator - Mon, 2/23/2004, 20:52:18
    - Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! - Lucky Wizard - Sun, 2/29/2004, 22:54:18
    - Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! - Stephen - Mon, 2/23/2004, 23:12:14
- Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! - johnleemk - Sun, 2/22/2004, 21:11:27
- Re: Sam, Dave, Time to Write Your Encyclopedia Entries! - Howard - Sun, 2/22/2004, 16:26:05

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Message:	> > I tend to wonder about the origin of website names. Some, such as RinkWorks, are not always immediately apparent. Now I run across Wikipedia. > > > > Wiki in Hawaiian means "quickly." It is common to say "Wiki wiki" in Hawaii when you mean "Hurry up," "Get the lead out," etc. So I wonder if Wikipedia is some kind of quick encyclopedia. > > Actually, Wiki is a type of online database software where entries are collaboratively written, so "Wikipedia" means "collaborative encyclopedia." The name of the software almost certainly comes from the Hawaiian word. > > Silon
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