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Wiki vs Locomotive - What's the difference?

wiki | locomotive |

As a proper noun wiki

is (proscribed) wikipedia.

As a noun locomotive is

(rail transport) the power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself, but pulls the coaches or rail cars or wagons.

As an adjective locomotive is

of or relating to locomotion.

wiki

English

(wikipedia wiki)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone with access to it.

    • Derived terms

    * interwiki

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To research on Wikipedia or some similar wiki.
    • To get an understanding of the topics, he quickly went online and wikied each one.
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  • * '>citation
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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.
  • * '>citation

    • Derived terms

    * wikify * wikiholic * wikilink * The names of many wiki-based Web projects, e.g. Wikipedia, Wikisource, ), (WikiLeaks), (Wikibooks), (Wikimedia Foundation).

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    locomotive

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rail transport) The power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself, but pulls the coaches or rail cars or wagons.
  • (rare) A traction engine
  • (slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed
  • (economics) A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports. (i.e. The United States).

    • Usage notes

    Sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for train.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of or relating to locomotion
  • of or relating to the power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself