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: A page in the ''File'' namespace containing information about a file, usually an image.  Since a normal link will show the file, a colon must precede the file name in order to link to the file page, like <code><nowiki>[[:File:Thumbs up 32px]]</nowiki></code>.
: A page in the ''File'' namespace containing information about a file, usually an image.  Since a normal link will show the file, a colon must precede the file name in order to link to the file page, like <code><nowiki>[[:File:Thumbs up 32px]]</nowiki></code>.


; First section
; Lead section
: The first section in an article is one or more paragraphs of text preceding the first heading.  The purpose of the first section is twofold:  It should give the reader a clear indication as to whether he have found the right page and it should give him an quick overview of the concepts of the article.
: The lead section in an article is one or more paragraphs of text preceding the first heading.  The purpose of the lead section is twofold:  It should give the reader a clear indication as to whether he have found the right page and it should give him an quick overview of the concepts of the article.


=== G ===
=== G ===
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; Section
; Section
: A part of the article consisting of a heading and wikitext.  Section and subsection headings will automatically be shown in a table of contents if there is 4 or more headings (though this can be suppressed using the magic word <code><nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki></code> or the {{tl|TOC limit}} template).  The exception is the first section, which should precede the first heading.
: A part of the article consisting of a heading and wikitext.  Section and subsection headings will automatically be shown in a table of contents if there is 4 or more headings (though this can be suppressed using the magic word <code><nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki></code> or the {{tl|TOC limit}} template).  The exception is the lead section, which should precede the first heading.


; Sort key
; Sort key

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