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wiki-linking

The process of connecting two seemingly unrelated wikipedia articles by using only links to other wikipedia pages embedded in the articles themselves; the more abstract the beginning and the destination are, the better.
I just spent an entire hour wiki-linking great white sharks to Doritos FTW!
by pnykolasse November 11, 2009
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Wikilinking

The term used to describe the art of swinging from hyperlink to hyperlink within Wikipedia obtaining truly random and often useless facts about literally anything in the world. Reserved for the insatiable curiosity of digital drifters.
John: I was wikilinking yesterday starting with "Galaxy" and within a few minutes ended up on "Twerking"
Jane: Get a life or go sleep on the couch
by TripleA87 September 20, 2013
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wikilunking

The recreational pastime of exploring wikis by starting at an initial subject of interest and exploring related links which diverge further and further from the initial subject.
I went wikilunking for three hours today and learned about Heinrich Botho Scheube, 1. FC Haßfurt, and An Thượng!
by Abox July 7, 2011
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