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; File page
; File page
: 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
: The first section 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.


=== G ===
=== G ===
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; Page
; Page
: A page in any namespace, among others the main or article namespace.
: A page in any namespace, among others the main or article namespace.
; Paragraph
: A piece of text separated from other content with one or more empty lines.


; Permalink
; Permalink
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=== S ===
=== S ===
; 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).  The exception is the first section, which should precede the first heading.
; Sort key
; Sort key
: By adding a sort key to a category link on a page it can be sorted under a different name like this <code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>'''Category:'''Category name<nowiki>|</nowiki>''Sort key''<nowiki>]]</nowiki></code>, for example <code><nowiki>[[Category:Boeing|707-320]]</nowiki></code>.
: By adding a sort key to a category link on a page it can be sorted under a different name like this <code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>'''Category:'''Category name<nowiki>|</nowiki>''Sort key''<nowiki>]]</nowiki></code>, for example <code><nowiki>[[Category:Boeing|707-320]]</nowiki></code>.

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