'''Wikipedia''' ˌwikiˈpiːdi.ə/ or wɪkiˈpiːdi.ə/ is a [[multilingual]], [[World Wide Web|web-based]], [[free content]] [[encyclopedia]] project. Wikipedia is [[Collaborative writing|written collaboratively]] by volunteers from all around the world. With rare exceptions, its articles can be [[Help:Editing|edited]] by anyone with access to the Internet, simply by clicking the ''edit this page'' [[Hyperlink|link]]. The name Wikipedia is a [[portmanteau]] of the words ''[[wiki]]'' (a type of collaborative website) and ''[[encyclopedia]]''. Since its creation in 2001, Wikipedia has grown rapidly into one of the largest [[reference work|reference]] [[Web sites]]. | '''Wikipedia''' ˌwikiˈpiːdi.ə/ or wɪkiˈpiːdi.ə/ is a [[multilingual]], [[World Wide Web|web-based]], [[free content]] [[encyclopedia]] project. Wikipedia is [[Collaborative writing|written collaboratively]] by volunteers from all around the world. With rare exceptions, its articles can be [[Help:Editing|edited]] by anyone with access to the Internet, simply by clicking the ''edit this page'' [[Hyperlink|link]]. The name Wikipedia is a [[portmanteau]] of the words ''[[wiki]]'' (a type of collaborative website) and ''[[encyclopedia]]''. Since its creation in 2001, Wikipedia has grown rapidly into one of the largest [[reference work|reference]] [[Web sites]]. |