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=== A === | === A === | ||
;Administrator | ; Administrator | ||
:A user with a few extra privileges such as deleting pages, protecting pages from editing and blocking users. | : A user with a few extra privileges such as deleting pages, protecting pages from editing and blocking users. | ||
;Alphasort | ; Alphasort | ||
:Contraction of alphabetical sort | : Contraction of alphabetical sort | ||
;Article | ; Article | ||
:A page in the main namespace. | : A page in the main namespace. | ||
;Article revision | ; Article revision | ||
:A revision of an article. | : A revision of an article. | ||
=== B === | === B === | ||
; | ; Base page | ||
:The opposite of a subpage. | : The opposite of a subpage. | ||
;Block | ; Block | ||
:An editor can sometimes be blocked. Could for example happen during an edit war, after spamming etc. | : An editor can sometimes be blocked. Could for example happen during an edit war, after spamming etc. | ||
=== C === | === C === | ||
;Category | ; Category | ||
:A category is something between a directory in a directory path and a tag, as a page sometimes can benefit from being in more than one category. Adding a category to a page is a way to organise the articles and put them in a larger context. A page is added to a category by adding a link to the category on the page, like <code><nowiki>[[Category:Help]]</nowiki></code>, preferably at the end. To link to a category without adding a page to the category, the page name is preceded by a colon, like <code><nowiki>[[:Category:Help]]</nowiki></code>. | : A category is something between a directory in a directory path and a tag, as a page sometimes can benefit from being in more than one category. Adding a category to a page is a way to organise the articles and put them in a larger context. A page is added to a category by adding a link to the category on the page, like <code><nowiki>[[Category:Help]]</nowiki></code>, preferably at the end. To link to a category without adding a page to the category, the page name is preceded by a colon, like <code><nowiki>[[:Category:Help]]</nowiki></code>. | ||
;Category page | ; Category page | ||
:The page in the category namespace where the categories resides. Should preferably only contain a description, base categories and sometimes one or more templates. | : The page in the category namespace where the categories resides. Should preferably only contain a description, base categories and sometimes one or more templates. | ||
;Category sorting | ; Category sorting | ||
:A page can be sorted under a different name by using a sort key 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>. If a page is in many categories the magic word <nowiki>{{</nowiki>'''DEFAULTSORT''':''Sort key''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> can be used at the top of the page instead. | : A page can be sorted under a different name by using a sort key 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>. If a page is in many categories the magic word <nowiki>{{</nowiki>'''DEFAULTSORT''':''Sort key''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> can be used at the top of the page instead. | ||
;Category suppression | ; Category suppression | ||
:Suppression of automatic categorisation by templates, usually depending on the page namespace. Some templates uses category suppression to only add a category to a page if it is in a certain namespace, for example the article namespace. | : Suppression of automatic categorisation by templates, usually depending on the page namespace. Some templates uses category suppression to only add a category to a page if it is in a certain namespace, for example the article namespace. | ||
;Cat sort | ; Cat sort | ||
:Contraction of category sorting. | : Contraction of category sorting. | ||
;Copy editing | ; Copy editing | ||
:Editing to improve the formatting, style, and accuracy of text, but usually without changing its substance. | : Editing to improve the formatting, style, and accuracy of text, but usually without changing its substance. | ||
=== D === | === D === | ||
;Diff | ; Diff | ||
:A comparison between two revisions of a page that allows a reader to see what was changed, added or removed from an article. | : A comparison between two revisions of a page that allows a reader to see what was changed, added or removed from an article. | ||
;Discussion page | ; Discussion page | ||
:Synonymous to a talk page, a page in one of the talk namespaces. | : Synonymous to a talk page, a page in one of the talk namespaces. | ||
;Diffuse | ; Diffuse | ||
:To brake up categories that over time have gotten too big into smaller ones, often as subcategories to the larger one. | : To brake up categories that over time have gotten too big into smaller ones, often as subcategories to the larger one. | ||
=== E === | === E === | ||
;Edit | ; Edit | ||
:To change the contents of an article. An edit is saved into a new revision of a page. | : To change the contents of an article. An edit is saved into a new revision of a page. | ||
;Edit summary | ; Edit summary | ||
:A short but meaningful summary of an edit to be show in the revision history for that page. | : A short but meaningful summary of an edit to be show in the revision history for that page. | ||
;Edit war | ; Edit war | ||
:When two or more editors battle each other, most often by changing some text back and forth. Will often lead to that the editors will be blocked temporarily to calm down a bit. | : When two or more editors battle each other, most often by changing some text back and forth. Will often lead to that the editors will be blocked temporarily to calm down a bit. | ||
;External link | ; External link | ||
# Link to content outside the wiki. | # Link to content outside the wiki. | ||
# An internal link that is not a wikilink, like for example permalinks. | # An internal link that is not a wikilink, like for example permalinks. | ||
=== F === | === F === | ||
;File | ; File | ||
:A file, usually an image that can be used on pages by linking to it, like <code><nowiki>[[File:Thumbs up 32px]]</nowiki></code>. | : A file, usually an image that can be used on pages by linking to it, like <code><nowiki>[[File:Thumbs up 32px]]</nowiki></code>. | ||
;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>. | ||
=== G === | === G === | ||
=== H === | === H === | ||
;Hidden category | ; Hidden category | ||
:A category that will not be seen on the page that is categorised. A category can be hidden by adding the magic word <code><nowiki>__HIDDENCAT__</nowiki></code> to the category page. | : A category that will not be seen on the page that is categorised. A category can be hidden by adding the magic word <code><nowiki>__HIDDENCAT__</nowiki></code> to the category page. | ||
=== I === | === I === | ||
;Infobox | ; Infobox | ||
:A box with information on the subject of a page. Usually a template. | : A box with information on the subject of a page. Usually a template. | ||
;Interwiki link | ; Interwiki link | ||
:A wiki link that links to another wiki, for example Wikipedia, by using a interwiki prefix followed by a colon and the name of an article on the other wiki, for example <code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:FlightGear]]</nowiki></code> which will render as [[wikipedia:FlightGear]]. Technically the language links are interwiki links though they have additional functionality. | : A wiki link that links to another wiki, for example Wikipedia, by using a interwiki prefix followed by a colon and the name of an article on the other wiki, for example <code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:FlightGear]]</nowiki></code> which will render as [[wikipedia:FlightGear]]. Technically the language links are interwiki links though they have additional functionality. | ||
=== J === | === J === | ||
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=== L === | === L === | ||
;Language link | ; Language link | ||
# A link at the end of an article connecting to an article about the same subject in another language by using its language prefix followed by a colon and the page title in the other language, for example <code><nowiki>[[fr:Accueil]]</nowiki></code> which will render as [[:fr:Accueil|Français]] in the left hand menu under the heading "In other languages". | # A link at the end of an article connecting to an article about the same subject in another language by using its language prefix followed by a colon and the page title in the other language, for example <code><nowiki>[[fr:Accueil]]</nowiki></code> which will render as [[:fr:Accueil|Français]] in the left hand menu under the heading "In other languages". | ||
# A link to an article in another language preceded by a colon and its language prefix, for example <code><nowiki>[[:de:Hauptsite]]</nowiki></code> which will render as [[:de:Hauptsite]]. Technically an interwiki link. | # A link to an article in another language preceded by a colon and its language prefix, for example <code><nowiki>[[:de:Hauptsite]]</nowiki></code> which will render as [[:de:Hauptsite]]. Technically an interwiki link. | ||
=== M === | === M === | ||
;Magic word | ; Magic word | ||
:A built in functionality sometimes resembling templates, two of them are <code><nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki></code>. | : A built in functionality sometimes resembling templates, two of them are <code><nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki></code>. | ||
;Mandatory | ; Mandatory | ||
:Something that have to be used. The opposite of optional. | : Something that have to be used. The opposite of optional. | ||
;Messagebox | ; Messagebox | ||
:A box with a message to readers and/or editors. | : A box with a message to readers and/or editors. | ||
;Meta template | ; Meta template | ||
:A template used by a template. | : A template used by a template. | ||
=== N === | === N === | ||
;Named parameter | ; Named parameter | ||
:A template parameter, which have to be used as a key=value pair. | : A template parameter, which have to be used as a key=value pair. | ||
;Namespace | ; Namespace | ||
:Apart from the article namespace (the '''Main''' namespace), the namespace is shown as the text preceding the colon in a page title, for example [[Help:Contents|'''Help''':Contents]]. There are several namespaces of which the ones one see mostly is the main (article), '''Template''', '''File''' and '''Help''' namespaces. Some of the namespaces have special functions, like the '''File''' namespace. Most namespaces also have an associated '''* talk''' namespace for discussion of the contents of a page, for example the '''Template talk''' namespace. | : Apart from the article namespace (the '''Main''' namespace), the namespace is shown as the text preceding the colon in a page title, for example [[Help:Contents|'''Help''':Contents]]. There are several namespaces of which the ones one see mostly is the main (article), '''Template''', '''File''' and '''Help''' namespaces. Some of the namespaces have special functions, like the '''File''' namespace. Most namespaces also have an associated '''* talk''' namespace for discussion of the contents of a page, for example the '''Template talk''' namespace. | ||
;Navbox | ; Navbox | ||
:Short for navigation box template. Synonymous with navigation template. | : Short for navigation box template. Synonymous with navigation template. | ||
;Navigation template | ; Navigation template | ||
:A box template used for navigation. Two common variants is a box in the top right corner of an article linking together articles in an article series and a flat box at the bottom of an article linking together articles with something in common, for example articles about aircraft from the same manufacturer. | : A box template used for navigation. Two common variants is a box in the top right corner of an article linking together articles in an article series and a flat box at the bottom of an article linking together articles with something in common, for example articles about aircraft from the same manufacturer. | ||
=== O === | === O === | ||
;Optional | ; Optional | ||
:Something that does not have to be used. Opposite of mandatory. | : Something that does not have to be used. Opposite of mandatory. | ||
=== P === | === P === | ||
;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. | ||
;Permalink | ; Permalink | ||
:Contraction of permanent link. | : Contraction of permanent link. | ||
;Permanent link | ; Permanent link | ||
:A link to a certain revision of a page. The permalink can be found either in the revision history of a page or in the "Toolbox" drop-down menue on the left. | : A link to a certain revision of a page. The permalink can be found either in the revision history of a page or in the "Toolbox" drop-down menue on the left. | ||
;Piped link | ; Piped link | ||
:A technique to use when the paged linked to is not want one want to show, for example <code><nowiki>Templates can be translated as well, though in a [[Help:Templates#Translating templates|different way]]</nowiki></code>. | : A technique to use when the paged linked to is not want one want to show, for example <code><nowiki>Templates can be translated as well, though in a [[Help:Templates#Translating templates|different way]]</nowiki></code>. | ||
;Protected page | ; Protected page | ||
:A page that have been protected from editing by an administrator. Only administrators can edit protected pages. | : A page that have been protected from editing by an administrator. Only administrators can edit protected pages. | ||
=== Q === | === Q === | ||
=== R === | === R === | ||
;Redirect page | ; Redirect page | ||
:A page whose title for example is an abbreviation, alternative name or a common misspelling that redirects to the article page about the subject. The only content of a redirect page usually is <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Page name]]</nowiki></code> | : A page whose title for example is an abbreviation, alternative name or a common misspelling that redirects to the article page about the subject. The only content of a redirect page usually is <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Page name]]</nowiki></code> | ||
;Revision | ; Revision | ||
:A page as it was at a fixed point in time. Can be linked to using a permalink. | : A page as it was at a fixed point in time. Can be linked to using a permalink. | ||
;Revision history | ; Revision history | ||
:A list of all revisions done to a page with time, date, what users did the edits and any edit summaries for those revisions. The revision history is shown when clicking the "View history" tab. You can also compare the changes between different revisions on that page. | : A list of all revisions done to a page with time, date, what users did the edits and any edit summaries for those revisions. The revision history is shown when clicking the "View history" tab. You can also compare the changes between different revisions on that page. | ||
=== S === | === S === | ||
;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>. | ||
;Spam | ; Spam | ||
:Links to commercial sites with the sole and only interest get readers over there to try and sell an often unrelated product. | : Links to commercial sites with the sole and only interest get readers over there to try and sell an often unrelated product. | ||
;Subpage | ; Subpage | ||
:A page with a page title including a basepage name and the subpage name separated by a slash, like archive in Talk:Main page/archive. | : A page with a page title including a basepage name and the subpage name separated by a slash, like archive in Talk:Main page/archive. | ||
=== T === | === T === | ||
;Tag | ; Tag | ||
:A messagebox marking a page in one way or another. | : A messagebox marking a page in one way or another. | ||
;Talk page | ; Talk page | ||
:A page in one of the talk spaces. A page were contents of a page is discussed. Synonymous to discussion page. | : A page in one of the talk spaces. A page were contents of a page is discussed. Synonymous to discussion page. | ||
;Template | ; Template | ||
:A template is a piece of wiki content that can be used by adding the template name between curly braces, like <code><nowiki>{{Template name}}</nowiki></code>. Many templates can take parameters to alter what they will show. | : A template is a piece of wiki content that can be used by adding the template name between curly braces, like <code><nowiki>{{Template name}}</nowiki></code>. Many templates can take parameters to alter what they will show. | ||
;Template page | ; Template page | ||
:A page in the template namespace. Contains the template and any categories and often the template's documentation. | : A page in the template namespace. Contains the template and any categories and often the template's documentation. | ||
;Transclusion | ; Transclusion | ||
:The inclusion of one document into another by reference. In essence what happens when [[Help:Templates|templates]] are used. This is not limited to templates only though. | : The inclusion of one document into another by reference. In essence what happens when [[Help:Templates|templates]] are used. This is not limited to templates only though. | ||
=== U === | === U === | ||
;User | ; User | ||
:Someone who has registered to the wiki and can edit it. A few pages are protected from editing by users and users can not delete pages, though they can mark pages for deletion for example using the template {{tl|delete}} to notify the administrators. | : Someone who has registered to the wiki and can edit it. A few pages are protected from editing by users and users can not delete pages, though they can mark pages for deletion for example using the template {{tl|delete}} to notify the administrators. | ||
=== V === | === V === | ||
=== W === | === W === | ||
;Wikilink | ; Wikilink | ||
:Internal link in a wiki, added with two square brackets on each side of the name of the page linked to, like <code><nowiki>[[Page name]]</nowiki></code>. Links to category and file pages must have the page name preceded by a colon, like <code><nowiki>[[:Category:Help]]</nowiki></code>, in order to not add the page to that category or the file to the page. | : Internal link in a wiki, added with two square brackets on each side of the name of the page linked to, like <code><nowiki>[[Page name]]</nowiki></code>. Links to category and file pages must have the page name preceded by a colon, like <code><nowiki>[[:Category:Help]]</nowiki></code>, in order to not add the page to that category or the file to the page. | ||
=== X === | === X === | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 12 May 2014
This is a glossary of wiki related terms.
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
A
- Administrator
- A user with a few extra privileges such as deleting pages, protecting pages from editing and blocking users.
- Alphasort
- Contraction of alphabetical sort
- Article
- A page in the main namespace.
- Article revision
- A revision of an article.
B
- Base page
- The opposite of a subpage.
- Block
- An editor can sometimes be blocked. Could for example happen during an edit war, after spamming etc.
C
- Category
- A category is something between a directory in a directory path and a tag, as a page sometimes can benefit from being in more than one category. Adding a category to a page is a way to organise the articles and put them in a larger context. A page is added to a category by adding a link to the category on the page, like
[[Category:Help]], preferably at the end. To link to a category without adding a page to the category, the page name is preceded by a colon, like[[:Category:Help]].
- Category page
- The page in the category namespace where the categories resides. Should preferably only contain a description, base categories and sometimes one or more templates.
- Category sorting
- A page can be sorted under a different name by using a sort key like this
[[Category:Category name|Sort key]], for example[[Category:Boeing|707-320]]. If a page is in many categories the magic word {{DEFAULTSORT:Sort key}} can be used at the top of the page instead.
- Category suppression
- Suppression of automatic categorisation by templates, usually depending on the page namespace. Some templates uses category suppression to only add a category to a page if it is in a certain namespace, for example the article namespace.
- Cat sort
- Contraction of category sorting.
- Copy editing
- Editing to improve the formatting, style, and accuracy of text, but usually without changing its substance.
D
- Diff
- A comparison between two revisions of a page that allows a reader to see what was changed, added or removed from an article.
- Discussion page
- Synonymous to a talk page, a page in one of the talk namespaces.
- Diffuse
- To brake up categories that over time have gotten too big into smaller ones, often as subcategories to the larger one.
E
- Edit
- To change the contents of an article. An edit is saved into a new revision of a page.
- Edit summary
- A short but meaningful summary of an edit to be show in the revision history for that page.
- Edit war
- When two or more editors battle each other, most often by changing some text back and forth. Will often lead to that the editors will be blocked temporarily to calm down a bit.
- External link
- Link to content outside the wiki.
- An internal link that is not a wikilink, like for example permalinks.
F
- File
- A file, usually an image that can be used on pages by linking to it, like
[[File:Thumbs up 32px]].
- 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
[[:File:Thumbs up 32px]].
G
H
- Hidden category
- A category that will not be seen on the page that is categorised. A category can be hidden by adding the magic word
__HIDDENCAT__to the category page.
I
- Infobox
- A box with information on the subject of a page. Usually a template.
- Interwiki link
- A wiki link that links to another wiki, for example Wikipedia, by using a interwiki prefix followed by a colon and the name of an article on the other wiki, for example
[[wikipedia:FlightGear]]which will render as wikipedia:FlightGear. Technically the language links are interwiki links though they have additional functionality.
J
K
L
- Language link
- A link at the end of an article connecting to an article about the same subject in another language by using its language prefix followed by a colon and the page title in the other language, for example
[[fr:Accueil]]which will render as Français in the left hand menu under the heading "In other languages". - A link to an article in another language preceded by a colon and its language prefix, for example
[[:de:Hauptsite]]which will render as de:Hauptsite. Technically an interwiki link.
M
- Magic word
- A built in functionality sometimes resembling templates, two of them are
{{PAGENAME}}and__TOC__.
- Mandatory
- Something that have to be used. The opposite of optional.
- Messagebox
- A box with a message to readers and/or editors.
- Meta template
- A template used by a template.
N
- Named parameter
- A template parameter, which have to be used as a key=value pair.
- Namespace
- Apart from the article namespace (the Main namespace), the namespace is shown as the text preceding the colon in a page title, for example Help:Contents. There are several namespaces of which the ones one see mostly is the main (article), Template, File and Help namespaces. Some of the namespaces have special functions, like the File namespace. Most namespaces also have an associated * talk namespace for discussion of the contents of a page, for example the Template talk namespace.
- Navbox
- Short for navigation box template. Synonymous with navigation template.
- Navigation template
- A box template used for navigation. Two common variants is a box in the top right corner of an article linking together articles in an article series and a flat box at the bottom of an article linking together articles with something in common, for example articles about aircraft from the same manufacturer.
O
- Optional
- Something that does not have to be used. Opposite of mandatory.
P
- Page
- A page in any namespace, among others the main or article namespace.
- Permalink
- Contraction of permanent link.
- Permanent link
- A link to a certain revision of a page. The permalink can be found either in the revision history of a page or in the "Toolbox" drop-down menue on the left.
- Piped link
- A technique to use when the paged linked to is not want one want to show, for example
Templates can be translated as well, though in a [[Help:Templates#Translating templates|different way]].
- Protected page
- A page that have been protected from editing by an administrator. Only administrators can edit protected pages.
Q
R
- Redirect page
- A page whose title for example is an abbreviation, alternative name or a common misspelling that redirects to the article page about the subject. The only content of a redirect page usually is
#REDIRECT [[Page name]]
- Revision
- A page as it was at a fixed point in time. Can be linked to using a permalink.
- Revision history
- A list of all revisions done to a page with time, date, what users did the edits and any edit summaries for those revisions. The revision history is shown when clicking the "View history" tab. You can also compare the changes between different revisions on that page.
S
- Sort key
- By adding a sort key to a category link on a page it can be sorted under a different name like this
[[Category:Category name|Sort key]], for example[[Category:Boeing|707-320]].
- Spam
- Links to commercial sites with the sole and only interest get readers over there to try and sell an often unrelated product.
- Subpage
- A page with a page title including a basepage name and the subpage name separated by a slash, like archive in Talk:Main page/archive.
T
- Tag
- A messagebox marking a page in one way or another.
- Talk page
- A page in one of the talk spaces. A page were contents of a page is discussed. Synonymous to discussion page.
- Template
- A template is a piece of wiki content that can be used by adding the template name between curly braces, like
{{Template name}}. Many templates can take parameters to alter what they will show.
- Template page
- A page in the template namespace. Contains the template and any categories and often the template's documentation.
- Transclusion
- The inclusion of one document into another by reference. In essence what happens when templates are used. This is not limited to templates only though.
U
- User
- Someone who has registered to the wiki and can edit it. A few pages are protected from editing by users and users can not delete pages, though they can mark pages for deletion for example using the template {{delete}} to notify the administrators.
V
W
- Wikilink
- Internal link in a wiki, added with two square brackets on each side of the name of the page linked to, like
[[Page name]]. Links to category and file pages must have the page name preceded by a colon, like[[:Category:Help]], in order to not add the page to that category or the file to the page.