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|other names= Ward Cunningham<br>'The creator of wiki'<br>The father of wiki<!--birth name (if different), wiki username(s), other nickname(s)--> | |other names= Ward Cunningham<br>'The creator of wiki'<br>The father of wiki<!--birth name (if different), wiki username(s), other nickname(s)--> | ||
|nationality= {{tag|Wiki | |nationality= {{tag|Wiki people from the United States|American}} | ||
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|residence = {{Wp|Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton}}, {{Wp|Washington County, Oregon|Washington County}}, {{tag|Oregon}}, [[:Category:United States of America|United States of America]] | |residence = {{Wp|Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton}}, {{Wp|Washington County, Oregon|Washington County}}, {{tag|Oregon}}, [[:Category:United States of America|United States of America]] | ||
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}}[[File:The Wiki Way book cover.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Ward Cunningham, the inventor of [[wiki]], was the co-author of the book ''[[The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web|The Wiki Way]]'', along with [[Bo Leuf]], first published 2001.]] | }}[[File:The Wiki Way book cover.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Ward Cunningham, the inventor of [[wiki]], was the co-author of the book ''[[The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web|The Wiki Way]]'', along with [[Bo Leuf]], first published 2001.]] | ||
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'''Howard G. Cunningham, {{Wp|List of master's degrees in North America#Computer Science|M.S.}}''', born 26 May 1949 in {{tag|Michigan|Michigan City}}, [[:Category:Indiana|Indiana]], United States of America, usually known as '''Ward Cunningham''', is an {{tag|Wiki | '''Howard G. Cunningham, {{Wp|List of master's degrees in North America#Computer Science|M.S.}}''', born 26 May 1949 in {{tag|Michigan|Michigan City}}, [[:Category:Indiana|Indiana]], United States of America, usually known as '''Ward Cunningham''', is an {{tag|Wiki people from the United States|American}} computer {{tag|Programming|programmer}}, and significantly, the inventor of the [[wiki]]. | ||
Within the [[wikisphere]], Cunningham is best known as the author and creator of the first {{tag|wiki}} software, {{tag|Wiki Base}};<ref name=Reasonator>[[Toolforge-Reasonator:21562045|Wiki Base (Q21562045) – wiki software that runs WikiWikiWeb]]; ''Reasonator.Toolforge.org''; [[Reasonator]], at [[Wikimedia Toolforge]]; accessed 22 December 2022.</ref> the name of which was inspired by ''wiki'', the [[:Category:Hawaiian|Hawaiian]] word for 'quick'.<ref>[https://C2.com/doc/etymology.html Correspondence on the Etymology of Wiki]; ''C2.com''; Ward Cunningham; November 2003; accessed 22 December 2022.</ref> In 2011, he created [[Smallest Federated Wiki]], a software tool for wiki federation, which applies aspects of software development such as [[fork]]ing to wiki pages. | Within the [[wikisphere]], Cunningham is best known as the author and creator of the first {{tag|wiki}} software, {{tag|Wiki Base}};<ref name=Reasonator>[[Toolforge-Reasonator:21562045|Wiki Base (Q21562045) – wiki software that runs WikiWikiWeb]]; ''Reasonator.Toolforge.org''; [[Reasonator]], at [[Wikimedia Toolforge]]; accessed 22 December 2022.</ref> the name of which was inspired by ''wiki'', the [[:Category:Hawaiian|Hawaiian]] word for 'quick'.<ref>[https://C2.com/doc/etymology.html Correspondence on the Etymology of Wiki]; ''C2.com''; Ward Cunningham; November 2003; accessed 22 December 2022.</ref> In 2011, he created [[Smallest Federated Wiki]], a software tool for wiki federation, which applies aspects of software development such as [[fork]]ing to wiki pages. | ||