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[[image:new topic icon.svg|thumb|Image: "[[wiktionary:wiki#English|Wiki]]" is derived from a Hawaiian word ([[wiktionary:wikiwiki#Hawaiian|<i lang="haw">wikiwiki</i>]]) meaning "quick". <ref><code>[[wiktionary:wiki#English]]</code></ref> <ref><code>[[wiktionary:wikiwiki#Hawaiian]]</code></ref>  So "wiki markup" is "quick markup" and a "wiki site" is a "quick site".  This refers to the abbreviated MediaWiki syntax and online source editing which allows for the rapid development of many webpages in the form of wikipages.  MediaWiki was originally designed for developing a collaboratively-edited public encyclopedia ([[wikipedia:Wikipedia|<cite>Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia</cite>]]), requiring many people to make many edits to many pages in a short time. <ref><code>[[wikipedia:MediaWiki]]</code></ref> Pictured is an example of Wikimedia MediaWiki markup showing the elimination of HTML chevrons for a level-two heading.  This cuts in half the number of typed characters needed to create a heading.]]