• Wikilink

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ËŒwɪkɪˈlɪŋk/
    • Rhymes: -ɪŋk
    • Hyphenation: wi + ki + link

    Origin

    wiki + link

    Full definition of wikilink

    Noun

    wikilink

    (plural wikilinks)
    1. (Wiktionary and WMF jargon) A hyperlink in a wiki entry, linking to another entry.
      • 2008, John Broughton, Wikipedia: the missing manual, Go through the article and create internal links (wikilinks) that point to other articles (this is part of what is called wikification).
      • 2008, Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, Ben Yates, How Wikipedia works: and how you can be a part of it, Adding too many wikilinks (overlinking) is usually caused by novice over-enthusiasm
      • 2009, Charley Rowe, Eva Lia Wyss, Language and new media: linguistic, cultural, and technological evolutions, Veterans avoid the excessive use of wiki-compounding as it is considered "unencyclopedic" and cliche. However, it is tolerated when it refers to technical terms (eg, wikilinks), when it is an existing subject
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