Wiki makes a name for itself in the OED
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Wiki-based online dictionaries have been around for several years but ‘wiki’ the word has only just made it into the latest edition of the online Oxford English Dictionary (OED), along with 287 other new words.
OED chief editor John Simpson said in a statement: “Words are included in the dictionary on the basis of the documentary evidence that we have collected about them. Awhile ago, this evidence suggested that ‘wiki‘ was starting to make a name for itself.”
He added: “We tracked it for several years, researched its origins and finally decided it was time to include it in the dictionary.”
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