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      • Wikipedia, free Internet-based encyclopaedia, started in 2001, that operates under an open-source management style. It is overseen by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia uses a collaborative software known as wiki that facilitates the creation and development of articles.
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  2. Wikipedia was initially conceived as a feeder project for the Wales-founded Nupedia, an earlier project to produce a free online encyclopedia, volunteered by Bomis, a web-advertising firm owned by Jimmy Wales, Tim Shell and Michael E. Davis.

  3. Aug 18, 2009 · Wikipedia. Like it or loathe it, Wikipedia is a force. When contributors penned its new entry on Norwegian actress Beate Eriksen on Aug. 17, the English-language version of the controversial...

  4. 3 days ago · Wikipedia, free Internet-based encyclopaedia, started in 2001, that operates under an open-source management style. It is overseen by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia uses a collaborative software known as wiki that facilitates the creation and development of articles.

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  5. Jan 15, 2015 · Wikipedia had launched on Jan. 15, 2001 — that’s 14 years ago Thursday — and contained a mere 150,000 entries when TIME explained that “To contribute to wikipedia.org, an online encyclopedia,...

  6. Dec 1, 2023 · Here is a brief history of Wikipedia and how it all got started. Wikipedia was initially designed to be part of Nupedia. Initially, Wikipedia was just called “wiki,” which was designed in 1995 as a platform to enhance Nupedia.

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  7. Jan 15, 2016 · Read more: A Brief History of Wikipedia. In 1995, Cunningham launched a web version of his project about the way ideas travel. At the time, the concepts he was pioneering didn’t have...

  8. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and millions already have . Wikipedia's purpose is to benefit readers by presenting information on all branches of knowledge. Hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, it consists of freely editable content, whose articles also have numerous links to guide readers towards more information.

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