Editing Kiosk (section)

{{short description|Small booths offering goods and services}}
{{About|the type of building|other uses|Kiosk (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Quiosco modernista Gran Canaria.jpg|thumb|170px|Late [[Art Nouveau]] kiosk (1923) in [[Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]]]]
[[File:Agilkia Trajankiosk 01.JPG|thumb|170px|[[Trajan's Kiosk]] from 1st century BC on Agilika island, Egypt]]
[[File:Istanbul asv2021-11 img36 German Fountain.jpg|The [[German Fountain]] at the Hippodrome of Istanbul|thumb|170px]]
[[File:Vista frontal quiosco de fortin.jpg|thumb|Fortín's Kiosk, México]]

Historically, a '''kiosk''' ({{ety|fa|kušk}}) was a small garden [[pavilion]] open on some or all sides common in [[Iran|Persia]], the [[Indian subcontinent]], and in the [[Ottoman Empire]] from the 13th century onward. Today, several examples of this type of kiosk still exist in and around the [[Topkapı Palace]] in [[Istanbul]], and they can be seen in [[Balkan]] countries.

The word is used in English-speaking countries for small booths offering goods and services. In Australia they usually offer food service.  Freestanding computer terminals dispensing information are called [[interactive kiosk]]s.