Template:R from acronym

When used inside the {{Redirect category shell}} template:

When used by itself:

• From an acronym: This is a redirect from an acronym to a related topic, such as the expansion of the acronym.
  • Remember that an acronym is a special type of initialism that can be spoken as a word, such as "NATO" or "radar" or "ANOVA".
  • Use {{R from initialism}} for abbreviations that have letters that are pronounced separately, such as "OAU" or "USSR" or "DoD".

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Usage

Use this rcat template on mainspace redirects only.

• This redirect category (rcat) template populates Category:Redirects from acronyms. Add this rcat to a redirect page, not a talk page, in the following manner:

#REDIRECT [[(target article title)]]

{{Rcat shell|
{{R from acronym}}
}}

Template {{Rcat shell}} is an alias for the Redirect category shell template, which may be used to add as many appropriate rcats as needed, usually from one to seven, along with their parameters, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation on its template page. This rcat may also tag a redirect individually:

#REDIRECT [[(target article title)]]

{{R from acronym}}

This is in accord with instructions found at Wikipedia:REDCAT.

• Use this rcat on all redirects from acronyms to their expanded forms. Please do not use this template for initialisms that are not also acronyms. Instead, use the {{R from initialism}} rcat. Also, if the redirect is from the initials of a personal name, then use {{R from short name}} instead.

Aliases

• Also known as... – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used

Printworthiness

• In main-article namespace, many acronym redirects to expanded forms are considered printworthy; however, there are many others that are thought to be unprintworthy, so there is no default sort for printworthiness.
• In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of Wikipedia articles in printed versions. Some rcats automatically populate either Category:Printworthy redirects or Category:Unprintworthy redirects by default. Others, like this rcat, do not, and that means it is up to editors to choose which of those categories, Printworthy or Unprintworthy, is appropriate and should be populated. The rcats that are used separately to populate those categories are:

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Please click on each one for more details and guidance.

• Template {{Redirect category shell}} will accept these and any other rcats:

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from acronym}}
{{R printworthy}}
}}

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from acronym}}
{{R unprintworthy}}
}}

See also

• {{R from initialism}}
• {{R from numeronym}}
• {{R from shortcut}}
• {{R from short name}}
• {{R to acronym}}
• WikiProject Redirect/Style guide

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