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--- computer_basics:what_is_a_wiki_slides [2012/10/23 19:30] – [Self-installed service] mithat
+++ computer_basics:what_is_a_wiki_slides [2013/03/11 22:04] – [Easy writing] mithat
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 ===== Easy writing =====
-The central feature of a wiki is that it "//supports hyperlinks and has a **simple text syntax** for creating **new pages** and **crosslinks between internal pages** on the fly.//" (Wiki: What Is Wiki, emphasis added)
-  * **wiki markup language**: a simple text-based system for writing pages.
   * **wiki engine**: the program that runs a wiki
-  * Each wiki engine tends to have its own markup language--but with similar features.
+  * **wiki markup language**: simple text-based system for writing pages.
-  * [[http://www.wikicreole.org/|Creole]]: an attempt to create a standard markup language for wikis.
+    * Each engine tends to have its own markup language.
+    * [[http://www.wikicreole.org/|Creole]]: an attempt to create a standard markup language for wikis.
+  * Central features of a wiki writing system: (from Wiki: What Is Wiki)
+    * supports hyperlinks
+    * has simple text syntax
+      * for creating new pages
+      * for creating crosslinks between internal pages
 ===== Easy writing =====