When used with the"Redirect category shell" (Rcat shell)template:
This page is aredirect.The followingcategoriesare used to track and monitor this redirect:
From an acronym:This is a redirect from anacronymto a related topic, such as the expansion of the acronym.
Remember that an acronym is a special type ofinitialismthat can be spoken as a word, such as "NATO" or "radar" or "ANOVA".
Use{{R from initialism}}for abbreviations that have letters that are pronounced separately, such as "OAU" or "USSR" or "DoD".
When appropriate,protection levelsare automatically sensed, described and categorized.
Template{{Redirect category shell}}may be used to add one or morercattemplates, along with their parameters and categories, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation page below.
When used by itself:
From an acronym:This is a redirect from anacronymto a related topic, such as the expansion of the acronym.
Remember that an acronym is a special type ofinitialismthat can be spoken as a word, such as "NATO" or "radar" or "ANOVA".
Use{{R from initialism}}for abbreviations that have letters that are pronounced separately, such as "OAU" or "USSR" or "DoD".
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#REDIRECT[[(target article title)]]{{Rcat shell|{{R from acronym}}}}
Template{{Rcat shell}}is an alias for theRedirect category shelltemplate, which may be used to add as many appropriate rcats as needed, usually from one to seven, along with their parameters, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation on its template page. This rcat may also tag a redirect individually:
#REDIRECT[[(target article title)]]{{R from acronym}}
Use this rcat on all redirects fromacronymsto their expanded forms. Please donotuse this template forinitialismsthat are not also acronyms. Instead, use the{{R from initialism}}rcat. Also, if the redirect is from the initials of a personal name, then use{{R from short name}}instead.
Aliases
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Printworthiness
Please do not alter the printworthy settings of this rcat without first notifying theVersion 1.0 Editorial Team,who are responsible for any and all materials, including redirects, that go into a printed version ofWikipedia.
In main-article namespace, many acronym redirects to expanded forms are considered printworthy; however, there are many others that are thought to be unprintworthy, so there is no default sort forprintworthiness.In 2003, efforts were begun to support theWikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability ofWikipediaarticles inprinted versions.Some rcats automatically populate eitherCategory:Printworthy redirectsorCategory:Unprintworthy redirectsby default. Others, like this rcat, do not, and that means it is up to editors to choose which of those categories,PrintworthyorUnprintworthy,is appropriate and should be populated. The rcats that are used separately to populate those categories are:
This page is aredirect.The followingcategoriesare used to track and monitor this redirect:
