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==Description== | |||
Use this template at the top of an article when there are ''three or more uses'' for the term in question in order to link to the term's disambiguation page. | Use this template at the top of an article when there are ''three or more uses'' for the term in question in order to link to the term's disambiguation page. | ||
Note - If two uses are more closely associated or far more prominent than the others, consider using {{tl|Disambig3.5}} instead. | |||
==Usage== | |||
===Parameters=== | |||
This template accepts three parameters, all anonymous. | |||
====Required==== | |||
# The disambiguated term. | |||
====Optional==== | |||
<ol> | |||
<li value="2">The second term to be disambiguated. Takes precedence over term one when generating the link to the disambiguation page.</li> | |||
<li value="3">Changes the format to the "about" version and should contain the description of what the article is about. Can also be specified as the named parameter "about"</li> | |||
</ol> | |||
===Code=== | |||
For basic use, | For basic use, | ||
:<nowiki>{{Disambig3|Cybertron}}</nowiki>, | :'''<nowiki>{{Disambig3|Cybertron}}</nowiki>''', | ||
generates | generates | ||
{{Disambig3|Cybertron}} | {{Disambig3|Cybertron}} | ||
If the root word of the disambiguation page is different from the word in the title of the current article (e.g., a different form of the same name like Bill/William), add a second argument to match the location of the disambiguation page. I.e, | If the root word of the disambiguation page is different from the word in the title of the current article (e.g., a different form of the same name like Bill/William), add a second argument to match the location of the disambiguation page. I.e, | ||
:<nowiki>{{Disambig3|Bill|William}}</nowiki> | :'''<nowiki>{{Disambig3|Bill|William}}</nowiki>''' | ||
on [[William Lennox]] gives: | on [[William Lennox]] gives: | ||
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To describe the current article as in {{tl|disambig2}}, use the |about= variable like so: | To describe the current article as in {{tl|disambig2}}, use the |about= variable like so: | ||
:<nowiki>{{Disambig3|The Transformers|about=the first issue of the | :'''<nowiki>{{Disambig3|Transformers|The Transformers|about=the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers}}</nowiki>''' | ||
which gives: | which gives: | ||
{{Disambig3|The Transformers|about=the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers}} | {{Disambig3|Transformers|The Transformers|about=the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers}} | ||
==Examples== | |||
===Code=== | |||
<pre>{{disambig3|Cybertron}}</pre> | |||
===Result=== | |||
{{disambig3|Cybertron}} | |||
===Code=== | |||
<pre>{{Disambig3|Transformers|The Transformers|the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers}}</pre> | |||
===Result=== | |||
{{Disambig3|Transformers|The Transformers|the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers}} | |||
===Code=== | |||
<pre>{{disambig3|James|Jimmy}}</pre> | |||
===Result=== | |||
{{disambig3|James|Jimmy}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[Template:Disambig3.5]] | * [[Template:Disambig3.5]] | ||
* [[Template:Disambigr]] | * [[Template:Disambigr]] | ||
* [[Template:Disambigm]] | |||
<noinclude>[[Category:Externalized documentation]]</noinclude> | <noinclude>[[Category:Externalized documentation]]</noinclude> | ||
Latest revision as of 01:50, 13 June 2022
Description
[edit]Use this template at the top of an article when there are three or more uses for the term in question in order to link to the term's disambiguation page.
Note - If two uses are more closely associated or far more prominent than the others, consider using {{Disambig3.5}} instead.
Usage
[edit]Parameters
[edit]This template accepts three parameters, all anonymous.
Required
[edit]- The disambiguated term.
Optional
[edit]- The second term to be disambiguated. Takes precedence over term one when generating the link to the disambiguation page.
- Changes the format to the "about" version and should contain the description of what the article is about. Can also be specified as the named parameter "about"
Code
[edit]For basic use,
- {{Disambig3|Cybertron}},
generates
| The name or term "Cybertron" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Cybertron (disambiguation). |
If the root word of the disambiguation page is different from the word in the title of the current article (e.g., a different form of the same name like Bill/William), add a second argument to match the location of the disambiguation page. I.e,
- {{Disambig3|Bill|William}}
on William Lennox gives:
| The name or term "William" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Bill (disambiguation). |
To describe the current article as in {{disambig2}}, use the |about= variable like so:
- {{Disambig3|Transformers|The Transformers|about=the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers}}
which gives:
| This article is about the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers. For other uses of "The Transformers", see Transformers (disambiguation) |
Examples
[edit]Code
[edit]{{disambig3|Cybertron}}
Result
[edit]| The name or term "Cybertron" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Cybertron (disambiguation). |
Code
[edit]{{Disambig3|Transformers|The Transformers|the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers}}
Result
[edit]| This article is about the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers. For other uses of "The Transformers", see Transformers (disambiguation) |
Code
[edit]{{disambig3|James|Jimmy}}
Result
[edit]| The name or term "Jimmy" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see James (disambiguation). |
