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Friday 16 March 2007
The word 'wiki', which describes a web page that can be edited by visitors, is one of a number of new words added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
A 'wiki' is a page that can be quickly and easily added to by its users, such as writing comments on articles. The word originates from the Hawaiian "wiki wiki," meaning "quick".
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Among the other new words added to the Dictionary for March 2007 is 'virtualize', associated with creating or converting something using a computer program.
Link: Oxford English Dictionary
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