Ward Cunningham <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Cunningham> , the developer of the first wiki software, WikiWikiWeb <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiWikiWeb> , originally described it as "the simplest online database that could possibly work".[3] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#cite_note-3> "Wiki" (pronounced [Ëwiti] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Hawaiian> or [Ëviti] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Hawaiian> ) is a Hawaiian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_language> word meaning "fast" or "quick".[4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#cite_note-4> [5] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#cite_note-5> [:-/]