A uniform resource locator (url), colloquially known as web address, [6] is a reference to a resource on the world wide web A url specifies the location of a resource on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. Wikipedia[c] is a free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as wikipedians, through open collaboration and the wiki software mediawiki Founded by jimmy wales and larry sanger in 2001, wikipedia has been hosted since 2003 by the wikimedia foundation, an american nonprofit organization funded mainly by donations from readers That address on its own is redirected to the main page The page name may include a namespace prefix (such as help: in this page).
[2] it grew out of nupedia, a more structured free encyclopedia, as a way to allow easier and faster drafting of articles and translations Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and millions already have Wikipedia's purpose is to benefit readers by presenting information on all branches of knowledge. Wikipedia is a free content online encyclopedia website in 344 languages of the world in which 342 languages are currently active and 14 are closed It is written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as wikipedians. By replacing en with the code for another language, you can reach the main page of the wikipedia in that language, if it exists
