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What is a "wiki farm"?

By Daniel Nations, About.com

Definition:

A wiki farm is a single website that hosts multiple wikis, usually allowing users to request new wikis. Wiki farms are popular because they string together smaller communities into one larger community and usually allow users access to multiple wiki sites with the same account.

Examples:
Wikia is a wiki farm.
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