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Page-dependent magic words will change or show information about the current page, even if the word is from a template, though in most cases, this is the desired effect. If I insert {{exampletemplate}} and it says {{PAGENAME}}, I will see "Magic words for beginners" even though it is from "Template:example template".
Style sheets are a common feature in most popular desktop publishing and word processing programs, including Corel Ventura, Adobe InDesign, Scribus, PageMaker, QuarkXPress, WordPerfect, and Microsoft Word, though they may be referred to using slightly different terminology. For example, in Microsoft Word a style sheet is known as a template. [1]
The language inside templates is the same language as regular wiki markup, but template writers tend to use the more complex available functions such as #if: statements. See Wikipedia's Help:Template and Wikimedia's mw:Help:Template , including all of "advanced functioning" help pages listed toward the bottom of that page .
2.1 Parameter trim= example showing all text (trim=no) or truncated text (trim=yes)
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This is a convenience template for those with difficulty remembering which character to use between page-number ranges, or who have accessibility or other issues getting to the correct character, en dash –. It will take two page numbers (including roman numerals and such) and create a range from them: {{subst:page range|vi|ix}} → vi–ix
The term template, when used in the context of word processing software, refers to a sample document that has already some details in place; those can (that is added/completed, removed or changed, differently from a fill-in-the-blank of the approach as in a form) either by hand or through an automated iterative process, such as with a software assistant.
The remainder of the page source is enclosed between <noinclude> tags, so it shows up when you display the template page itself but not when you display a page that calls the template. To transclude Template:TM onto another page (i.e., to use it on another page), type {} into the source of that page (the target page) and click Show preview.