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: This is in accord with instructions found at [[Wikipedia:REDCAT]]. | : This is in accord with instructions found at [[Wikipedia:REDCAT]]. | ||
* Use this rcat to tag all mainspace redirects ''to'' [[initialism]]s of words from their expanded forms. Please do '''not''' use this template for redirects to [[acronym]]s. Use {{tl|R to acronym}} ''instead''. Initialisms are spoken letter by letter, while acronyms are spoken as words: | * Use this rcat to tag all mainspace redirects ''to'' [[initialism]]s of words from their expanded forms. Please do '''not''' use this template for redirects to [[acronym]]s. Use {{tl|R to acronym}} ''instead''. Initialisms are spoken letter by letter, while acronyms are spoken as words: | ||
** | ** OAU is an initialism for "Organisation of African Unity" | ||
** | ** RADAR is an acronym for "RAdio Detection And Ranging" | ||
* If a redirect to an initialism is not in mainspace, then tag it with {{tl|R from long name}} rather than this rcat. | * If a redirect to an initialism is not in mainspace, then tag it with {{tl|R from long name}} rather than this rcat. | ||