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WikiGnomes

WikiGnomes is the plural of WikiGnome.

Meaning of WikiGnome

Noun

WikiGnome (plural WikiGnomes)

  1. (chiefly Wikimedia jargon) A wiki editor (such as Wikipedia) that primarily makes minor and uncontroversial edits such as fixing typos and grammar mistakes.
    • To meet its goal of encapsulating the sum of human knowledge, Wikipedia draws on the talents of different kinds of editors. [Bryan] Henderson is an archetypical WikiGnome, a contributor who specializes in fixing typos, repairing broken links, adding categories and, yes, correcting grammar.2015 February 3, Andrew McMillen, “Meet the Ultimate WikiGnome”, in Wired, San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2023
    Synonyms:
    WikiGardener

Questions about WikiGnomes

What is WikiGnomes the plural of?
WikiGnomes is the plural of WikiGnome.

Words near WikiGnomes in the dictionary

  1. wikified
  2. wikifies
  3. wikify
  4. wikifying
  5. WikiGnome
  6. WikiGnomes
  7. Wikigroaning
  8. wikiholic
  9. wikiholics
  10. wikiholism
  11. wikiing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: WikiGnomes (page history and authors); WikiGnome (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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