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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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{{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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Latest revision as of 04:45, 17 December 2020
![]() | This is a documentation subpage for Template:Expand acronym. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
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:
results in:
Parameters
Parameter | Explanation |
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|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.
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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.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Month and year | date | no description
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Redirects
- {{Expand abbreviation}}
- {{Full version}}
- {{Undefined acronym}}
See also