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{{Ambiguous|date=April 2026}}

This is an inline maintenance template for ambiguous statements that need attention in Wikipedia articles. It is not to be used in Wikipedia policy pages (was previously deleted when a similarly named template was used for that purpose).

Use of this template will put the article in the Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification category, or a monthly subcategory thereof.

Template Data[edit | edit source]

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TemplateData for Ambiguous/doc

Inline cleanup tag marking ambiguous phrasing

Template parameters[Edit template data]

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
reasonreason

reason the tag is marked as ambiguous

Lineoptional
Month and yeardate

no description

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

See also[edit | edit source]

  • {{Definition}} – for ambiguous words.
  • {{Vague}} for specific words or statements that are vague.
  • {{Clarify}} for other text that is difficult to understand.
  • {{Which one}} for text which could refer to one of numerous people or items.
  • {{Disambiguation needed}} to request the improvement of a link to a disambiguation page.
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