Help:Wiki help
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This page lists a number of terms frequently used in a wiki and gives a brief definition of each one. Terms are alphabetically arranged.
Links
Links are obviously one of the most used function within a wiki. One can link both to internal and external resources.
External links
Internal links
An internal link is a link between two pages within the same wiki.
Namespace
Namespaces are used to group or separate pages. Usually one can recognize if a page is in a particular namespace by looking at the URL of the page. Some examples:
- http://mediawikiarchivio.unigre.it/mediawiki/index.php/Category:AKC_Letters
- http://mediawikiarchivio.unigre.it/mediawiki/index.php/Special:ListUsers
- http://mediawikiarchivio.unigre.it/mediawiki/index.php/Page:AKC_1652_APUG561_277.pdf/1
As you can see, Within a wiki there are several namespaces and they can be used for different purposes: maintenance, development, discussion, articles and so on. Following a list of the most used namespaces is provided.
