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wikipedia in wikipedia :

1. Wikipedia is a free, web-based and collaborative multilingual encyclopedia project.
2. it is supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.
3. Its name is a portmanteau of the words wiki (a technology for creating collaborative websites, from the Hawaiian word wiki, meaning "quick") and encyclopedia.
4. Wikipedia's 13 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world, and almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone who can access the Wikipedia website.
5. In departure from the style of traditional encyclopedias such as Encyclopaedia Britannica, Wikipedia employs the open editing model called "wiki".

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wikipedia in Encyclopedia Britammica:

1. free, Internet-based encyclopaedia operating under an open-source management style.
2. It is overseen by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation.
3. Wikipedia uses a collaborative software known as wiki that facilitates the creation and development of articles.
4. The English-language version of Wikipedia began in 2001.

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