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{{Infobox website|name=EcuRed|logo=Logo_de_ecured.png|type=Online Encylopedia|founding_date=14 December 2010|url=http://www.ecured.cu|num_users=84,872 (2025)|language=Spanish}} | |||
'''EcuRed''' is a [[Republic of Cuba|Cuban]] online encyclopedia built on [[MediaWiki]] software, the same software that [[ProleWiki]] and [[Wikipedia]] both use. Launched on 13 December 2010, as of 2025 the site hosts over 279,000 reference articles, biographies and academic works.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=EcuRed|title=EcuRed|url=https://www.ecured.cu/EcuRed}}</ref> | |||
== | The name, according to EcuRed itself, comes from the Spanish word "ecumene" which translates to world, specifically the part of the world that is inhabited by humankind.<ref name=":0" /> The latter half of the name, "Red" means "Net" in Spanish.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Collins Dictionary|title=Red|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/spanish-english/red}}</ref> | ||
== See Also == | |||
[https://www.ecured.cu/ Official Website] | |||
== References == | |||
<references /> | |||
[[Category:Cuba]] | |||
[[Category:Online encyclopedias]] | |||
[[Category:Wikis]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:53, 12 August 2026
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| Type | Online Encylopedia |
| Available in | Spanish |
| Founded | 14 December 2010 |
| Users | 84,872 (2025) |
| URL | http://www.ecured.cu |
EcuRed is a Cuban online encyclopedia built on MediaWiki software, the same software that ProleWiki and Wikipedia both use. Launched on 13 December 2010, as of 2025 the site hosts over 279,000 reference articles, biographies and academic works.[1]
The name, according to EcuRed itself, comes from the Spanish word "ecumene" which translates to world, specifically the part of the world that is inhabited by humankind.[1] The latter half of the name, "Red" means "Net" in Spanish.[2]