A wiki is a website or similar online resource which allows users to add and edit content. It includes an online collaboration model and tool that allows any user to edit some content through a simple browser. This application allows users to add content, as on an internet forum but also allows anyone to edit the content.

 

Wiki also refers to the software used to create such a website.

 

Some examples of some sites are PM Wiki and Wikipedia.

 

Wikipedia is an international web-based free-content encyclopedia. Wikipedia is written collaboratively by volunteers, allowing most articles to be changed by anyone with acess to a computer, web browser and internet connection. PM wiki allows the user to participate in the wiki froum without having to know HTML or to make web pages. PM Wiki uses special editing links to help the user prepare content for the web.