Wiki
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A wiki is a web based communication mechanism that allows users to directly edit the information on the pages of the web site.
Examples that use wiki software are:
- LinuxQuestion.Org Wiki (what you are currently reading)
- Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org) a wiki based encyclopedia
Comparison table
The following table compares wiki software:
| Name | Installation | Easy InnerCapitals | ease of backups | User ratings | Random page | Display What links here | Display Recent changes | Display User Contributions |
| mediaWiki | very easy | yes | rather easy | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| TWiki | rather easy | no | very easy | no | no | no | no | no |
| MoinMoin | no | no | ||||||
| TikiWiki | yes | medium | yes | no | yes("backlinks") | no | no | |
| phpWiki | ||||||||
| DokuWiki | rather easy | yes | very easy | no | yes |