wikifying
wikifying is the present participle and gerund of wikify.
Meaning of wikify
Verb
wikify (third-person singular simple present wikifies, present participle wikifying, simple past and past participle wikified)
- To adapt to the standards and facilities of an existing wiki, such as by marking up with wikitext.
- As a starting point, I've wikified an article I wrote a while ago.
- To make into a wiki, or to use a wiki approach for.
- The Los Angeles Times proved this last week, with its high-minded but ultimately hilarious attempt to 'wikify ' its editorial column.2005 June 26, Frank Kane, “Eureka! Journalists may not be doomed after all”, in The Observer
- To use or participate in a wiki.
- "They can blog and podcast and 'wikify ' and do all sorts of things we could not even imagine until very recently."2007 May 1, Graeme Philipson, quoting Bruce McCabe, “On the cusp of another digital revolution”, in The Age
Questions about wikifying
- What is wikifying the present participle and gerund of?
- Wikifying is the present participle and gerund of wikify.
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