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Article (disambiguating term) Primarily on disambiguation pages
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"Article" (disambiguating term) Primarily on disambiguation pages

Category

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Category near top, for when an article exists that has the same name as the category.
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Category near top, for when the main article about a category is not the same as the category name.
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Like cat main, but with alternate wording.

Namespace

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Templates

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Language-specific

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German titles

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{{German title Freiherr}}
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Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin. Article
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{{German title Fürst}}
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Regarding personal names: Fürst is a title, translated as 'Prince', not a first or middle name. The feminine form is Fürstin. Article
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{{German title Graf}}
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Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as 'Count', not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919. Article
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{{German title Herzog}}
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Regarding personal names: Herzog is a title, translated as 'Duke', not a first or middle name. The female form is Herzogin. Article
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{{German title Prinz}}
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Regarding personal names: Prinz is a title, translated as 'Prince', not a first or middle name. The female form is Prinzessin. Article
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{{German title Reichsfreiherr}}
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Reichsfreiherr is a German title of nobility, usually translated as Baron of the Empire. Freiherr is a title usually translated as 'Baron', and Reich is usually translated as 'Empire'. The female forms are Reichsfreifrau and Reichsfreiin. Titles using the prefix Reichs- were not created after the fall of the Holy Roman Empire. Article
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{{German title Ritter}}
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Regarding personal names: Ritter is a title, translated approximately as 'Sir' (denoting a knight), not a first or middle name. There is no equivalent female form. Article
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{{German title von}}
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In German personal names, von is a preposition which approximately means 'of' or 'from' and usually denotes some sort of nobility. While von (always lower case) is part of the family name or territorial designation, not a first or middle name, if the noble is referred to by their last name, use Schiller, Clausewitz or Goethe, not von Schiller, etc. Article
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Theater, film, and television

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{{bcdb | 1=film=7257 & cartoon=Toy%20Story | title=Toy Story}}
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{{bcdb2 | path=bcdb/page.cgi ? g=Walt_Disney_Studios%2F | title=The Walt Disney Company}}
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{{IAFD name | id=JJameson | gender=f| name=Jenna Jameson}}
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Jenna Jameson at the Internet Adult Film Database Article (typ. in external links)
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{{IBDB name | id=33099 | name=Matthew Broderick}}
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Matthew Broderick at the Internet Broadway Database Article (typ. in external links)
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{{IBDB title | id=12826 | title=The Producers}}
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​The Producers​ at the Internet Broadway Database Article (typ. in external links)
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{{IMDb name | id=0000111 | name=Matthew Broderick}}
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Matthew Broderick at IMDb Article (typ. in external links)
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{{IMDb title | id=0091042 | title=Ferris Bueller's Day Off}}
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off at IMDb Article (typ. in external links)
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{{Rotten Tomatoes | id=1003707-casablanca | title=Casablanca}}
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Casablanca at Rotten Tomatoes Article (typ. in external links)
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{{Rotten Tomatoes TV | id=seinfeld/s09 | title=Seinfeld: Season 9}}
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Seinfeld: Season 9 at Rotten Tomatoes Article (typ. in external links)
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{{tcmdb name | id=14558 | name=Ingrid Bergman}}
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* Ingrid Bergman] at the TCM Movie Database Article (typ. in external links)
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{{tcmdb title | id=610 | title=Casablanca}}
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Casablanca at the TCM Movie Database Article (typ. in external links)
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{{YouTube | id=eaADQTeZRCY | title=Professor Wikipedia}}
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Professor Wikipedia on YouTube Article (typ. in external links)
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Games

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Template index/Links player profile and games at Chessgames.com Article (typ. in external links)
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{{moby game | id=/pong | name=Pong}}
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Pong at MobyGames

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{{moby developer | id=817 | name=John Romero's profile}}
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John Romero's profile at MobyGames

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Geography

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grid reference SU616687 Article (own line, usually in "location" or infobox)
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SU616687 Article (anywhere in context)
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Ufton Lock Article (anywhere in context)
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27°57′50″N 82°26′39″W / 27.964006°N 82.444239°W / 27.964006; -82.444239 An example showing the termination of Interstate 4 at its intersection with Interstate 95
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"Canada". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Article (typ. in external links)
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(15 templates linking to a page with links to maps of a given location)

Literature

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{{isfdb name |id=17 |name=Arthur C. Clarke}}
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Arthur C. Clarke at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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{{isfdb series |id=576 |title=The Stainless Steel Rat}}
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The Stainless Steel Rat series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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{{isfdb title |id=2485 |title=2001: A Space Odyssey}}
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2001: A Space Odyssey title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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{{isfdb contents |id=56815 |title=Analog |issue=October 1967}}
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Analog October 1967 publication contents at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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{{iblist name | id=2 | name=Arthur C. Clarke}}
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Arthur C. Clarke at the Internet Book List

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{{iblist series | id=69 | title=The Stainless Steel Rat}}
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The Stainless Steel Rat at the Internet Book List

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{{iblist title | id=2 | title=2001: A Space Odyssey}}
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2001: A Space Odyssey at the Internet Book List

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{{ibdof name | id=10| name=Arthur C. Clarke}}
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Arthur C. Clarke at the Internet Book Database of Fiction

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{{ibdof series | id=46 | title=The Stainless Steel Rat}}
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The Stainless Steel Rat series listing at The Internet Book Database of Fiction

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{{ibdof title | id=94 | title=2001: A Space Odyssey}}
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2001: A Space Odyssey publication history at The Internet Book Database of Fiction

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{{gutenberg | no=5658 | name=Lord Jim}}
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  • Lord Jim at Project Gutenberg
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{{gutenberg author | id=James_A._Harrison | name=James A. Harrison}}
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Works by James A. Harrison at Project Gutenberg

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Music

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{{MusicBrainz artist |mbid=31e7b30b-f960-408f-908b-c8e277308eab |name=Susumu Hirasawa}}
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Susumu Hirasawa discography at MusicBrainz Article (typ. in external links)
{{MusicBrainz release |mbid=5e06ebf6-f5c2-42ef-8b52-2adfc304b2cc |name=Paranoia Agent}}
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Paranoia Agent at MusicBrainz Article (typ. in external links)
{{MusicBrainz track |mbid=5bcf21f3-41bb-49b0-a290-6b0eb468b20c |name=Encyclopedia}}
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Encyclopedia at MusicBrainz Article (typ. in external links)
{{Mooma artist |id=1162 |name=Eviatar Banai}}
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Eviatar Banai at MOOMA (in Hebrew) Article (typ. in external links)

Religion

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1 Samuel 3:16–4:18 See talk page for proper syntax and full details.

Wikis

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Template index/Links on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki Article (typ. in external links)
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Weapon from Doom - Shotgun on Doom Wiki

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World of Warcraft on the Warcraft Wiki Article (typ. in external links)

Miscellanea

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{{doi|10.1000/1}}
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doi:10.1000/1 Article (typ. in external links)
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{{eol|17049052|Pogonomyrmex anergismus Cole, 1954}}
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"Pogonomyrmex anergismus Cole, 1954" at the Encyclopedia of Life Article (typ. in external links)
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{{fide | id=4100018 | name=Garry Kasparov}}
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Garry Kasparov rating card at FIDE Article (typ. in external links)
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Photos tagged with "LondonBridge" at Flickr Article (typ. in external links)
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{{HDS|16654|Adrian von Bubenberg}}
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Adrian von Bubenberg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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{{ITIS|ID=99237|taxon=springtail|year=2006|date=25 August}}
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"springtail". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

An Integrated Taxonomic Information System report for a taxon by its Taxonomic Serial Number.
{{ltmcollection|iz/i00008iz.jpg|tube train at Aldwych station in 1958}}
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tube train at Aldwych station in 1958

Link to an image at the London Transport Museum Photographic Collection
{{LondonGazette|issue=34000 |date=1 December 1933 |startpage=7765 |endpage=7766 |accessdate=2007-01-01}}
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"No. 34000". The London Gazette. 1 December 1933. pp. 7765–7766.

Link to a page in the London Gazette, official Government newspaper in the UK.
{{MacTutor Biography | id=Godel}}
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O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Template index/Links", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews Article (typ. in external links)
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Template index/Links at the Mathematics Genealogy Project Article (typ. in external links)
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{{NASDAQ|GOOG}}
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NasdaqGOOG

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{{wwdb name|id=7|name={{PAGENAME}}}}
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"Mongefossen". World Waterfall Database.

Waterfalls
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PDB: 1A3N

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EC 3.6.3.14

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Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM): 191170

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{{sep entry|Nietzsche|Author|2000-01-01}}
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Zalta, Edward N., ed. (2000-01-01). "Friedrich Nietzsche". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Article (typ. in external links)
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