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== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
  
This template should be used in articles where a term is used that may have multiple definitions or meanings, or no consensus definition or meaning, so that is unclear what is being referred to when using the term. This requests that a definition be provided, so that the meaning of the sentence can be ascertained.
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This inline template should be used in articles where words is used in a way where [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch#Expressions that lack precision|its intended meaning is ambiguous]], or it has no consensus definition or meaning. This requests that a definition be provided, so that the meaning of the sentence can be ascertained.
  
 
{{Tlx|Definition|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
 
{{Tlx|Definition|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

Revision as of 01:47, 8 October 2018

This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.

Usage

This inline template should be used in articles where words is used in a way where its intended meaning is ambiguous, or it has no consensus definition or meaning. This requests that a definition be provided, so that the meaning of the sentence can be ascertained.

{{Definition|date=April 2026}}

This produces:

[when defined as?]

This template will add the article tagged to Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification or a monthly subcategory thereof.

See also

  • {{Definition needed}} – when a statement or a term completely lacks definition
  • {{Disambiguation needed}} – for the special case where the term needing clarification is wikilinked to a disambiguation page, and you are unable to find a suitable replacement link.
  • {{Ambiguous}} – for ambiguous statements
  • {{Clarify}} – for other text that is difficult to understand
  • {{Non sequitur}} – for when someone or something has been mentioned for reasons unclear to the reader
  • {{Which one}} for text which could refer to one of numerous people or items but which is not linked to a disambiguation page.