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This template returns the number of full years between two specified dates. If the second set of parameters is not included, it will return the number of full years between a specified date and today's date. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Year ("from" date) 1 The year of the "from" date Number required Month ("from" date) 2 The month of the "from ...
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Displays age in years and fractions of years. Dates can be entered in the format: {{A.y|Start year|Start month|Start day|End year|End month|End day}} or {{A.y|Start date|End date}} The |round= parameter can be used to set the number of decimal places shown (defaults to 1).
The default is to separate years and days with a comma. The separator is "and" if |sep=and is used. The default calculates an age—the day of the second date is not included in the calculation. A duration including the second date is calculated if |duration=on is used. {{age in years and days|1 Jan 2011|31 Dec 2012}} → 1 year, 365 days
Wikipedia uses several templates that self-update every day to keep date and age information current. These are very useful for a dynamic online encyclopedia and save users from having to regularly update that kind of information. However, when using this kind of template, a few things should be kept in mind.
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This template will return a living person's date of birth and age. Using this template rather than simply inserting the date into articles allows for the inclusion of hidden metadata about the date. This metadata can be used by web browsers and other software tools to extract the details, and display them using some other website or mapping tool, index, or search them. Template parameters ...