What does "wikitext" mean?

A lightweight markup language used to format and structure pages in wikis.

What is a synonym for "wikitext"?

Common synonyms include: wiki markup, wiki markup, wikicode, wikicode.

noun

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Noun

1
A lightweight markup language used to format and structure pages in wikis. uncountable
"It is also possible to extend the wikitext with explicit semantic information encoded with the use of RDF[…]"
2
Content that has been marked up with such a language. uncountable
"This latter format, called wikitext, is written by means of a simplified markup language and its style and syntax vary, depending on the different implementations."

"It is also possible to extend the wikitext with explicit semantic information encoded with the use of RDF[…]"

From wiki + text.

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