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This inline tag is for placement after an acronym or abbreviation that is not written in full at first occurrence. The [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Acronyms_and_abbreviations|Manual of Style]] requires all acronyms or abbreviations written in full, followed by the abbreviated form in round brackets. An exception is made for abbreviations that are as well-known or better known than their full name, such as "PhD" and "DNA", for which is it unnecessary to supply the full name on first occurrence.
 
This inline tag is for placement after an acronym or abbreviation that is not written in full at first occurrence. The [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Acronyms_and_abbreviations|Manual of Style]] requires all acronyms or abbreviations written in full, followed by the abbreviated form in round brackets. An exception is made for abbreviations that are as well-known or better known than their full name, such as "PhD" and "DNA", for which is it unnecessary to supply the full name on first occurrence.
  
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==Usage==
 
This inline template is placed after any abbreviation or acronym in question. For example:
 
This inline template is placed after any abbreviation or acronym in question. For example:
  
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{{quotation|A set of rules apply to the various locations of the college, such as the Dining Hall and JCR{{Expand acronym}} to ensure standards of dress and manners are upheld.}}
 
{{quotation|A set of rules apply to the various locations of the college, such as the Dining Hall and JCR{{Expand acronym}} to ensure standards of dress and manners are upheld.}}
  
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===See also===
 
*[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Acronyms_and_abbreviations|Manual of Style, Acronyms and abbreviations]]
 
*[[Template:Clarify]]
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 17 December 2020

This inline tag is for placement after an acronym or abbreviation that is not written in full at first occurrence. The Manual of Style requires all acronyms or abbreviations written in full, followed by the abbreviated form in round brackets. An exception is made for abbreviations that are as well-known or better known than their full name, such as "PhD" and "DNA", for which is it unnecessary to supply the full name on first occurrence.

Usage

This inline template is placed after any abbreviation or acronym in question. For example:

Template:Quotation

results in:

Template:Quotation

Parameters

Parameter Explanation
|date= This template allows an optional date parameter that records when the tag was added. One can specify the date manually, for example, to date the tag in the current month, enter {{Expand acronym|date=October 2025}}. If no date is added manually, a bot will automatically fill in the gap.

Categorization

None at present.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Expand acronym

No description.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Month and yeardate

no description

Auto value
{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}
Stringsuggested

Redirects

See also