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A '''disambiguation page''' is a page designed to help readers find the correct page when two or more articles deal with subjects with the same or similar names. To ''disambiguate'' a word or phrase is to clarify which sense is meant, or to list out all the different possible meanings. Disambiguation pages should not be used either to give ''all'' the possible senses used in English, but only articles; and should list only those articles that ''really could'' be confused with the word or phrase in the title of the disambiguation page. A good example is [[reel]]. | A '''disambiguation page''' is a page designed to help readers find the correct page when two or more articles deal with subjects with the same or similar names. To ''disambiguate'' a word or phrase is to clarify which sense is meant, or to list out all the different possible meanings. Disambiguation pages should not be used either to give ''all'' the possible senses used in English, but only articles; and should list only those articles that ''really could'' be confused with the word or phrase in the title of the disambiguation page. A good example is [[reel]]. | ||
See [[CZ:Naming Conventions|Naming Conventions]], [[CZ:Proposals/Disambiguation mechanics|Disambiguation mechanics]] and [[CZ:List of words with multiple uses|List of multi-use words | All disambiguation pages should be in [[:Category:Disambiguation]] (this can be done by adding the {{tl|disambig}} template), and not in any other categories such as [[:Category:CZ Live]] or the workgroup categories. | ||
See [[CZ:Naming Conventions|Naming Conventions]], [[CZ:Proposals/Disambiguation mechanics|Disambiguation mechanics]] and [[CZ:List of words with multiple uses|List of multi-use words]]. | |||
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A disambiguation page is a page designed to help readers find the correct page when two or more articles deal with subjects with the same or similar names. To disambiguate a word or phrase is to clarify which sense is meant, or to list out all the different possible meanings. Disambiguation pages should not be used either to give all the possible senses used in English, but only articles; and should list only those articles that really could be confused with the word or phrase in the title of the disambiguation page. A good example is reel.
All disambiguation pages should be in Category:Disambiguation (this can be done by adding the {{disambig}} template), and not in any other categories such as Category:CZ Live or the workgroup categories.
See Naming Conventions, Disambiguation mechanics and List of multi-use words.