h4. Terms
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h3. Content management system (CMS)
A software system used for managing, publishing, and archiving content. A wiki can be considered a Web-based CMS.
h3. Extensions
A computer program that enhances, or extends, the functionality of the main application. MediaWiki extensions are generally written by third-party developers.
* Related terms: Add-ons, plug-ins
h3. Folksonomies
User created taxonomy to categorize and retrieve content.
* Related terms: Categories, metadata, tags
h3. Namespaces
A way of organizing a large collection of content within MediaWiki's application. MediaWiki has 18 pre-defined namespaces with the ability to add additional ones.
h3. Open source software
The open source community, a collaborative user community, develops and distributes computer software whose source code is open/viewable for use, study, change, and/or further refinement/improvement.
* Examples: Apache, Linux, PHP, and SourceForge.net.
h3. Proprietary software
Software with legal restrictions on use, modification, and distribution. Does not provide source code.
* Examples: Adobe, IBM/Domino, Microsoft, and Unix.
h3. Sandbox
An area to "test-drive" an application, "play around" with features and functions.
h3. Seeding wikis
A seed (noun) is a starting point, a beginning. Add content and organization to a wiki and/or wiki pages to facilitate collaboration.
h3. Skins
Term used by MediaWiki for the layout and appearance of wiki pages.
* Related terms: Cascading style sheets (CSS), styles, website templates (Dreamweaver, PHP)
h3. Wikis
An easy-to-use collaborative Web-based technology for organizing information.
h3. Wiki farms
Hosted wiki applications.
* See also Wikipedia's [Comparison of wiki farms|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_farms]
h3. Wiki gardeners
Individuals who take the lead in setting standards, editing content, and organizing pages on a wiki.
* Related term: Content editor
h3. Wiki software
Collaborative application that runs a wiki.
* Related term: Wiki engine
* See also Wikipedia's [Comparison of wiki software|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_software]
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h3. Content management system (CMS)
A software system used for managing, publishing, and archiving content. A wiki can be considered a Web-based CMS.
h3. Extensions
A computer program that enhances, or extends, the functionality of the main application. MediaWiki extensions are generally written by third-party developers.
* Related terms: Add-ons, plug-ins
h3. Folksonomies
User created taxonomy to categorize and retrieve content.
* Related terms: Categories, metadata, tags
h3. Namespaces
A way of organizing a large collection of content within MediaWiki's application. MediaWiki has 18 pre-defined namespaces with the ability to add additional ones.
h3. Open source software
The open source community, a collaborative user community, develops and distributes computer software whose source code is open/viewable for use, study, change, and/or further refinement/improvement.
* Examples: Apache, Linux, PHP, and SourceForge.net.
h3. Proprietary software
Software with legal restrictions on use, modification, and distribution. Does not provide source code.
* Examples: Adobe, IBM/Domino, Microsoft, and Unix.
h3. Sandbox
An area to "test-drive" an application, "play around" with features and functions.
h3. Seeding wikis
A seed (noun) is a starting point, a beginning. Add content and organization to a wiki and/or wiki pages to facilitate collaboration.
h3. Skins
Term used by MediaWiki for the layout and appearance of wiki pages.
* Related terms: Cascading style sheets (CSS), styles, website templates (Dreamweaver, PHP)
h3. Wikis
An easy-to-use collaborative Web-based technology for organizing information.
h3. Wiki farms
Hosted wiki applications.
* See also Wikipedia's [Comparison of wiki farms|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_farms]
h3. Wiki gardeners
Individuals who take the lead in setting standards, editing content, and organizing pages on a wiki.
* Related term: Content editor
h3. Wiki software
Collaborative application that runs a wiki.
* Related term: Wiki engine
* See also Wikipedia's [Comparison of wiki software|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_software]
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