Wikimedia
Free encyclopedia foundation
Wikimedia is a nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and related free-content projects including Wikimedia Commons (a media repository), Wiktionary (a dictionary), and Wikisource (a library of primary texts).
The Wikimedia Foundation, based in San Francisco, coordinates these volunteer-driven platforms: The image was uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
The name combines "wiki" (collaborative editing software) with "media."
Free collaborative online encyclopedia
- CommonsUK's elected legislature
- WikidataOpen structured database
- WiktionaryCollaborative open-source lexicon project
- WikiquoteCollaborative quotation compendium
Wikibooks · Wikiversity · multilingual · encyclopedic · knowledge base
Free public scholarly content
- Creative CommonsNonprofit providing sharing licenses
- public domainUnprotected creative works
- copyleftMandatory openness inheritance clause
- licensingGranting official permission
attribution · reuse · educational · images · audio · video · articles · categories
Content revisers and correctors
- contributorsThose who give help
- administratorsPeople overseeing operations
- bureaucratsAdministrative government employees
- stewardsThose who manage affairs
arbitration · consensus · edit wars · sockpuppets · vandalism · reverts · policies · guidelines
Software communication standard
- serversMachines providing network resources
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- templatesPreset formats for copying
bots · extensions · PHP · MySQL · caching · infrastructure · software · uploads
Organization serving public good
- donationsGifts to organizations
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- chaptersMain divisions of text
- boardFlat rigid panel
volunteers · community · governance · bylaws · membership · staff · endowment · budget
Wikipedia
Free collaborative online encyclopedia
- CommonsUK's elected legislature
- WikidataOpen structured database
- WiktionaryCollaborative open-source lexicon project
Wikiquote · Wikibooks · Wikiversity · multilingual · encyclopedic · knowledge base
open access
Free public scholarly content
- Creative CommonsNonprofit providing sharing licenses
- public domainUnprotected creative works
- copyleftMandatory openness inheritance clause
licensing · attribution · reuse · educational · images · audio · video · articles · categories · infoboxes
editors
Content revisers and correctors
- contributorsThose who give help
- administratorsPeople overseeing operations
- bureaucratsAdministrative government employees
stewards · arbitration · consensus · edit wars · sockpuppets · vandalism · reverts · policies · guidelines · notability
API
Software communication standard
- serversMachines providing network resources
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- markupAdded percentage for profit
templates · bots · extensions · PHP · MySQL · caching · infrastructure · software · uploads · rendering
nonprofit
Organization serving public good
- donationsGifts to organizations
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- chaptersMain divisions of text
board · volunteers · community · governance · bylaws · membership · staff · endowment · budget · transparency
- Online PlatformsWikipedia, Google Docs, Confluence, Dropbox, Google Drive
- wikisWikipedia, wikis, Wikidata, wikicode, Wikibooks
- Internet OrganizationsICANN, Mozilla, EFF, Creative Commons
- Open LicensingCreative Commons, public domain, copyleft, open source, free software
- Public Domain ArtMona Lisa, Starry Night, classical paintings, old masters, Renaissance art
WikimediaGetty Images
Stock photo agency
Elsevier · subscription services · The Wall Street Journal · LexisNexis · Shutterstock
wiki, media, medium, medial, median, mediate, mediation, mediator, multimedia