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wiki

A wiki is a collaborative hypertext system that allows multiple authors to create, edit, and organize content through a shared interface with version tracking. Its parameters are: (1) collaborative authorship — any authorized participant c…

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Definition

A wiki is a collaborative hypertext system that allows multiple authors to create, edit, and organize content through a shared interface with version tracking. Its parameters are: (1) collaborative authorship — any authorized participant can modify existing pages, (2) version history — every edit is recorded and reversible, (3) hyperlinking — pages cross-reference each other through internal links forming a web of knowledge. The persistence mechanism is networked storage with version control, maintained by community governance or platform administration. [formal: wiki | substrate: behavior | horizon: a life | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]

Why it is in scope

A human-made collaborative writing system enabling multiple authors to create, edit, and organize content through shared access and version history. Built to persist as networked knowledge.

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  • cmrupaa0n0273r6717odvza9kINSTANCE_OF →

    wiki IS a specific kind of knowledge-base: a collaborative hypertext system where multiple authors create, edit, and hyperlink content with version tracking. Direction: specific (wiki) → general (knowledge-base). Law 9 satisfied.

  • cmrgts33k00718aeh4a1oq3utINSTANCE_OF →

    A wiki is a specific kind of software — a collaborative web application for creating and editing content. Per Law 9, a competent speaker calls a wiki 'a type of software.' Files against the nearest kind (software is more specific than tool).

  • cmrusa0g202gzr671hfqtqyzrDEPENDS_ON →

    A wiki's entire purpose is collaborative editing — removing collaborative-editing stops a wiki from operating as a wiki; it becomes just a static page. Removal test passes. wiki as a concept needs collaborative editing to function.

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Jul 21, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC
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