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'''HandWiki'''<ref>HandWiki.  A wiki encyclopedia dedicated to science and computing; ''HandWiki.org''; retrieved November 2019.</ref> is a internet [[wiki]]-style {{tag|encyclopedia}} for {{tag|professional}} researchers in various branches of {{tag|science}}, {{tag|technology}}, and {{tag|computing}}, based in the {{tag|United States of America}}.<ref name=HandWikiAbout>[https://handwiki.org/wiki/HandWiki:About About HandWiki – inc. HandWiki acceptance policy]; ''HandWiki.org''; 21 September 2021; retrieved 31 October 2021.</ref>  As other wiki type {{Cambridge-Dictionary|encyclopedia}}s, HandWiki is designed for collaborative [[edit]]ing of articles.  One {{tag|GreatFeature|notable feature}} of HandWiki is that uses dedicated {{Wp|namespace}}s for <u>each</u> {{Cambridge-Dictionary|science}} topic, unlike the traditional [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] that uses the MediaWiki [[category]] concept within the solitary 'main' namespace for all [[article]]s.  In addition to the [[categories]] preserved from Wikipedia, HandWiki has its own categories for local articles.  According to the HandWiki designers, this can simplify organization of articles according to each particular [[:Category:Wiki Topic|topic]].  The HandWiki is designed using the {{tag|MediaWiki}} software, with additional extensions for including programming codes.{{Clarify}}  HandWiki has the following topics included in its dedicated namespaces: {{tag|Mathematics}}, {{tag|Computers}}, {{Cambridge-Dictionary|analysis|Analysis}}, {{tag|Physics}}, {{tag|Astronomy}}, {{tag|Biology}}, {{tag|Chemistry}}.