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This inline tag is for placement after an acronym, abbreviation or initialism that is not written in full at first occurrence. The Manual of Style requires all acronyms or abbreviations written in full, followed by the abbreviated form in round brackets. An exception is made for abbreviations that are as well-known or better known than their full name, such as "PhD" and "DNA", for which is it unnecessary to supply the full name on first occurrence.

Usage[edit]

This inline template is placed after any acronym, abbreviation or initialism that should be expanded. For example:

A set of rules apply to the various locations of the college, such as the Dining Hall and JCR((Expand acronym)) to ensure standards of dress and manners are upheld.

results in:

A set of rules apply to the various locations of the college, such as the Dining Hall and JCR^{[expand acronym]} to ensure standards of dress and manners are upheld.

Parameters[edit]

Parameter	Explanation
`\|1=`	The text displayed in the tag and the hover text can be changed with this parameter. If null or invalid, "expand acronym" is displayed. if `1=` is set to `ab`, "expand abbreviation" is displayed. If set to `in`, "expand initialism" is displayed. The hover text is also changed accordingly. This parameter does not need to be named. `((expand acronym\|in\|date=April 2024))` will function in the same way as `((expand acronym\|1=in\|date=April 2024))`
`\|date=`	This template allows an optional date parameter that records when the tag was added. One can specify the date manually; for example, to date the tag in the current month, enter `((Expand acronym\|date=April 2024))`. If no date is added manually, a bot will automatically fill in the gap.

Categorization[edit]

None at present.

TemplateData[edit]

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Expand acronym in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Expand acronym

This inline template is placed after any acronym, abbreviation or initialism that needs to be expanded.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Tag and hover text type	`1`	Change text. in = initialism \| ab = abbreviation \| (null or invalid value) = acronym Auto value	String	optional
Month and year	`date`	The month and year this tag was added. Auto value `((subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME)) ((subst:CURRENTYEAR))`	String	required

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Missing or problematic reference	((Additional citation needed)) ((Better source needed)) ((Better source needed example)) ((Check quotation)) ((Chronology citation needed)) ((Circular reference)) ((Citation needed)) ((Citation needed span)) ((Citation not found)) ((Close paraphrasing inline)) ((COI source)) ((Deprecated inline)) ((Excessive citations inline)) ((Failed verification)) ((Failed verification span)) ((Image reference needed)) ((Irrelevant citation)) ((Medical citation needed)) ((Medical citation needed span)) ((Nonspecific)) ((Not verified in body)) ((Obsolete source)) ((Page range too broad)) ((Primary source inline)) ((Promotional source)) ((Quote without source)) ((Request quotation)) ((Request quotation span)) ((Retracted)) ((Scientific citation needed)) ((Self-published inline)) ((Tertiary source inline)) ((Third-party inline)) ((Unreliable fringe source)) ((Unreliable medical source)) ((Unreliable source?)) ((Verify quote)) ((Verify source))

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Parameter	Explanation
`\|1=`	The text displayed in the tag and the hover text can be changed with this parameter. If null or invalid, "expand acronym" is displayed. if `1=` is set to `ab`, "expand abbreviation" is displayed. If set to `in`, "expand initialism" is displayed. The hover text is also changed accordingly. This parameter does not need to be named. `((expand acronym\|in\|date=April 2024))` will function in the same way as `((expand acronym\|1=in\|date=April 2024))`
`\|date=`	This template allows an optional date parameter that records when the tag was added. One can specify the date manually; for example, to date the tag in the current month, enter `((Expand acronym\|date=April 2024))`. If no date is added manually, a bot will automatically fill in the gap.