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{{Commons Import}}
{{tlx|Purge}} produces a link that will [[Wikipedia:WP:PURGE|purge the page's cache]] and rebuild it from the wikitext.
==Purpose==
For efficiency in service, [[Wikipedia:MediaWiki]] [[Wikipedia:Cache (computing)|cache]]s pages. Depending on the exact sequence of actions editors follow, one may view an out-of-date version of a given page. This happens most often on heavily-edited pages and on pages which contain an instance of [[Wikipedia:Transclusion costs and benefits|transclusion]].
{{tlx|Purge}} adds to any page a link that, when clicked, not only reloads the page, but [[Wikipedia:WP:PURGE|clears the server cache]], forcing the page to be completely rendered "from scratch". This is not a one-time solution; generally, editing a page is itself sufficient to purge cache. Rather, it is a measure taken in anticipation of the frequent need to purge.
==Examples==
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