It is not an acronym. It is a Hawaiian word that you will hear quite frequently in the islands. Sean McMahon writes: > Wiki, the Hawaiian word for quick. In this instance it is used for quick > reference. It may also be some kind of acronym as these are usually web texts > which are editable and anyone may contribute. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Hallenbeck" <chuckh at hhs48.com> > To: "Speakup Distribution List" <speakup at speech.braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 6:26 PM > Subject: a dumb question > > > > Does everyone in the world know the answer to this one but me? > > > > What is a "WIKI"? > > > > Or rather, what does the acronym stand for? I know all about FAQ, and > > RTFM, and all the rest of the WTF list, but WIKI seems to be the NKOTB > > (New Kid On The Block). > > > > Chuck > > > > > > -- > > The Moon is Waxing Crescent (16% of Full) > > The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons. > > Visit my download site at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem.
