Forum vs Wiki - What's the difference?
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A place for discussion.
A gathering for the purpose of discussion.
A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.
(Internet) An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion.
(in a Roman town) a square or marketplace used for public business and commerce.
A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone with access to it.
To research on Wikipedia or some similar wiki.
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To conduct research on a wiki.
To contribute to a wiki.
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To participate in the wiki-based production of.
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As nouns the difference between forum and wiki
is that forum is a place for discussion while wiki is a collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone with access to it.As a verb wiki is
to research on Wikipedia or some similar wiki.As a proper noun Wiki is
wikipedia.forum
English
(wikipedia forum)Alternative forms
* (Internet leet) * (Internet leet)Noun
(en-noun)- Trish was an admin member on three forums, and had no trouble at all when it came to moderating them.
Usage notes
The English plural forums is preferred to the Latin plural fora in normal English usage. * Ref: Modern English Usage , 2nd Edition, ed. Sir Ernest Gowers, Oxford 1968 (article '-um', p.658). * Also, "The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style," by Bryan A. Garner. Berkley Books, 2000, (p. 156).wiki
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(wikipedia wiki)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* interwikiVerb
(en verb)- To get an understanding of the topics, he quickly went online and wikied each one.