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| text = '''This is a [[WP:INFOPAGES|general introduction]] for visitors to Wikipedia'''. The project also has an [[Wikipedia|encyclopedia article about itself]], an [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|introduction]], and a [[Help:Introduction|tutorial]] for aspiring contributors.}}
| text = '''This is a [[WP:INFOPAGES|general introduction]] for visitors to Wikipedia'''. The project also has an [[Wikipedia|encyclopedia article about itself]], and an [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|introduction]] and [[Help:Introduction|tutorial]] for aspiring contributors.}}
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{{About Wikipedia}}
{{About Wikipedia}}
[[Wikipedia]] is an [[Web application|online]] [[free content]] [[encyclopedia]] project helping create a world in which everyone can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. It is supported by the [[WP:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] and based on a model of [[Help:Editing|freely editable]] content. The name "Wikipedia" is a [[portmanteau|blending]] of the words ''[[wiki]]'' (a technology for creating collaborative [[website]]s, from the [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] word ''[[wikt:wiki#Hawaiian|{{lang|haw|wiki}}]]'', meaning "quick") and ''encyclopedia''. Wikipedia's articles provide links designed to guide the user to related pages with additional information.
[[Wikipedia]] is an [[Web application|online]] [[free content]] [[encyclopedia]] project helping create a world in which everyone can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. It is supported by the [[WP:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] and based on a model of [[Help:Editing|freely editable]] content. The name "Wikipedia" is a [[portmanteau|blending]] of the words ''[[wiki]]'' (a technology for creating collaborative [[website]]s, from the [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] word ''[[wikt:wiki#Hawaiian|{{lang|haw|wiki}}]]'', meaning "quick") and ''encyclopedia''. Wikipedia's articles provide links designed to guide the user to related pages with additional information.
Wikipedia is [[Collaborative writing|written collaboratively]] by largely anonymous [[Wikipedia community|volunteers]]. Anyone with [[Internet access]] can write and make changes to Wikipedia articles, except in [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|limited cases]] where [[editing]] is restricted to prevent further disruption or vandalism.
Wikipedia is [[Collaborative writing|written collaboratively]] by largely anonymous [[Wikipedia community|volunteers]]. Anyone with [[Internet access]] can write and make changes to Wikipedia articles, except in [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|limited cases]] where [[editing]] is restricted to prevent further disruption or vandalism.
Since its creation on January 15, 2001, Wikipedia has grown into the world's [[Wikipedia:Size of Wikipedia|largest]] reference [[website]], attracting [[stats:#/all-wikipedia-projects/reading/unique-devices|1.7 billion unique-device visitors monthly]] {{as of|2021|11|lc=y}}. It currently has more than [[m:List of Wikipedias#Grand Total|{{Number to word|{{rounddown|{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|totalactive}}|-6}}}} articles]] in [[Special:SiteMatrix|more than 300 languages]], including {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles in [[English language|English]] with {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}} active contributors in the past month.
Since its creation on January 15, 2001, Wikipedia has grown into the world's [[Wikipedia:Size of Wikipedia|largest]] reference [[website]], attracting [[stats:#/all-wikipedia-projects/reading/unique-devices|1.8 billion unique-device visitors monthly]] {{as of|2021|08|lc=y}}. It currently has more than [[m:List of Wikipedias#Grand Total|{{Number to word|{{rounddown|{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|totalactive}}|-6}}}} articles]] in [[Special:SiteMatrix|more than 300 languages]], including {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles in [[English language|English]] with {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}} active contributors in the past month.
The fundamental principles by which Wikipedia operates are the [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|five pillars]]. The [[Wikipedia community]] has developed many [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]] to improve the encyclopedia; however, it is not a requirement to be familiar with them before contributing.
The fundamental principles by which Wikipedia operates are the [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|five pillars]]. The [[Wikipedia community]] has developed many [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]] to improve the encyclopedia; however, it is not a requirement to be familiar with them before contributing.