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On Wikipedia, reverting means undoing or otherwise negating the effects of one or more edits, which typically results in the page (or a part of it) being restored to a previous version (in exact wording or in meaning). Partial reversion involves restoring one part of the page to a previous version, but leaving other contributions intact.
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This page in a nutshell: Revert vandalism on sight, but revert an edit made in good faith only with an explanation and after careful consideration. Edit warring is prohibited. (See three-revert rule .)
A page history shows the order in which edits were made to any editable Wikipedia page, the difference between any two revisions, and a menu of special external tools. A page history is sometimes called revision history or edit history. You can view a page's history by clicking the "View history" tab at the top of the associated page (pictured ...
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