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wikification

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

The process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform, or converting HTML to wiki markup.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The automated process of adding links to Wikipedia (or another wiki) to specific words and phrases in an arbitrary text (e.g. a news article).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Qualifier: chiefly Wikimedia jargon

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwiki Proto-Indo-European *webh-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English WikiWikiWebclip. English wiki English -ification English wikification From wiki + -ification.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: уикифика́ция (uikifikácija) — the process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform
  • Chinese Cantonese: 維基化 /维基化 (wai4 gei1 faa3) — the process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform
  • Chinese Mandarin: 維基化 /维基化 (wéijīhuà) — the process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform
  • French: wikification — the process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform
  • German: Wikifizierung — the process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform
  • Greek: βικιποίηση (vikipoíisi) — the process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform
  • Italian: wikificazione — the process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform
  • Japanese: ウィキ化 (wiki-ka) — the process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform
  • Korean: 위키화 (wikihwa) — the process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform
  • Portuguese: wikificação — the process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform
  • Russian: викифика́ция (vikifikácija) — the process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform
  • Spanish: wikificación — the process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform
  • Ukrainian: вікіфіка́ція (vikifikácija) — the process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform