Template:Glossary term/doc

Template page

Usage

The default behavior of this template is to display a boxed string "The Wikipedia Glossary has an entry for" with a link to the entry at Wikipedia:Glossary with the same name as the Wikipedia page on which it appears.

This template takes up to two optional parameters which will alter the expression used to link to the Glossary.

  • {{Glossary term |alternative term link |different display text, if desired}}

Examples

1. {{Glossary term |1=Hatnote |2=hat note}}

produces:

2. {{Glossary term |1=Three-revert rule |2=three revert rule}}

produces:

3. {{Glossary term |Watchlist |Watch list}}

produces:

Limitations

[] - square brackets

  • You cannot use square brackets ("[" and "]") in the first parameter.

To resolve this use "[" and "]" instead:

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TemplateData for Glossary term

Creates a small box with links to an entry at Wikipedia:Glossary.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Entry name1

The name of the expression in the Glossary. The article's page name is used as a default. Square brackets <code>&#91;</code> and <code>&#93;</code> need to be coded as <code>&amp;#91;</code> and <code>&amp;#93;</code> instead.

Stringoptional
Displayed name2

Optional displayed link text.

Stringoptional

See also

  • {{glossary}}, {{glossary end}}, {{term}} and {{defn}}, the glossary structure templates
  • {{dfn}} the more general <dfn> template
  • {{glossary link}}, for creating in-line, structured links to particular entries in topical glossaries