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Who developed the first wiki?

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  • Ward Cunningham

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Ward Cunningham is the person credited with developing the first wiki in 1995. He called it a "wiki wiki web" (which is Hawaiian for "quick quick web") and created it as a tool for software developers to collaborate on software projects. Cunningham's wiki was designed to be easy to use and encourage people to contribute content.
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