Template:Definition/doc

A checked version of this page, approved on 17 October 2020, was based on this revision.

This content is in the Template Namespace. Used for page-templates that can be re-used across the wiki.

This template is used on many pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

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

Purpose

This inline template should be used in articles where words is used in a way where its intended meaning is ambiguous.

Example

{{Definition|date=April 2026}}

This produces:

^{[when defined as?]}