"Template:Abbrev" redirects here. For the text formatting template that creates a tooltip that explains an abbreviation, see Template:Abbr.
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.
For articles needing major clean-up, place {{abbreviations|article}} at the top of the main page to alert readers.
For articles needing minor clean-up, place {{abbreviations|article}} at the top of the talk page to alert editors.
sections
To mark specific sections instead of the whole article, place {{abbreviations|section}} at the top of the section.
remarks
The default words "article or section" are replaceable so you can specify whether the template applies to the whole article or just a section, eg."{{abbreviations|section}}".
To point out specific abbreviations, you may use {{abbreviations|article/section|yourexamples}}or{{abbreviations|2=yourexamples}}
You may use the optional date parameter, e.g. {{abbreviations|date=July 2024}}. This helps with the categorization of articles requiring attention.
The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste {{abbreviations|date=July 2024}} at the top of the article or talk page.
Add a new item to the talk page explaining the problem so editors will know what to address, and when to remove this tag.
