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This template should be used when the article appears to have abbreviations that may be confusing to the layman, or even to everyone. See WP:Manual of Style#Acronyms and abbreviations for the styleguide, and use {{ abbr }} for the mouseover-definition template.
The {} template and its variants support all ISO 639 language codes, correctly identifying the language and automatically italicizing for you. Please use these templates rather than just manually italicizing non-English material. (See WP:Manual of Style/Accessibility § Other languages for more information.)
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Upon re-use in a long article, the template {} can be used to provide a mouse-over tooltip, giving the meaning of the acronym again without having to redundantly link or spell it out again. The template inserts a <abbr> tag into the page's HTML. Example: {{abbr|CIA|Central Intelligence Agency}}, giving: CIA. (This mouse-over will not work on ...
An abbreviation or acronym with a tooltip displayed on mouse-over. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Term 1 Shows as text Line required Meaning 2 Shows as a mouse-over tooltip; do not use markup String required CSS style applies the specified CSS directives to the content of parameter 1 String optional Class class Adds a one or more CSS classes String ...
[[Category:Abbreviation templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Abbreviation templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
Basic texting abbreviations 8. BC. In texting terms, the second and third letters of the alphabet don’t refer to the time “before Christ.” “BC” is short for “because.”
A style guide, or style manual, is a set of standards for the writing and design of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication, organization or field. The implementation of a style guide provides uniformity in style and formatting within a document and across multiple documents.