Template:Expand acronym

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This inline tag is for placement after an acronym or abbreviation that is not written in full at first occurrence. The Manual of Style requires all acronyms or abbreviations written in full, followed by the abbreviated form in round brackets. An exception is made for abbreviations that are as well-known or better known than their full name, such as "PhD" and "DNA", for which is it unnecessary to supply the full name on first occurrence.

Usage

This inline template is placed after any abbreviation or acronym in question. For example:

Template:Quotation

results in:

Template:Quotation

Parameters

Parameter Explanation
|date= This template allows an optional date parameter that records when the tag was added. One can specify the date manually, for example, to date the tag in the current month, enter {{Expand acronym|date=July 2022}}. If no date is added manually, a bot will automatically fill in the gap.

Categorization

None at present.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Expand acronym

No description.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Month and yeardate

no description

Auto value
{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}
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