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*'''''c''''' – Of [[common]] gender, such nouns may be of male or female gender without changing their form. |
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*'''cat, category''' – See [[:Appendix:Glossary#category]]. |
*'''cat, category''' – See [[:Appendix:Glossary#category]]. |
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*'''catboiler, category boilerplate''' – A standardized explanatory text that appears at the top of many categories, and is usually provided by a [[#T|template]]. |
*'''catboiler, category boilerplate''' – A standardized explanatory text that appears at the top of many categories, and is usually provided by a [[#T|template]]. |
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*'''CFI'''<span id="CFI" /> – [[Wiktionary:Criteria for inclusion]], [[WT:CFI]]. |
*'''CFI'''<span id="CFI" /> – [[Wiktionary:Criteria for inclusion]], [[WT:CFI]]. |
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*'''CGEL''' – [[w:The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language|Cambridge Grammar of the English Language]]. |
*'''CGEL''' – [[w:The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language|Cambridge Grammar of the English Language]]. |
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*'''[[CJK]]''', '''[[CJKV]]''' - Chinese, Japanese, Korean (and Vietnamese); [[w:CJK characters|CJK characters]]. |
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*'''[[clitic]] pronoun''' - A ''weak'' pronoun; a pronoun of one syllable which is dependent on another word and cannot be used on its own. Compare with [[#E|emphatic]] or [[#S|strong]]. |
*'''[[clitic]] pronoun''' - A ''weak'' pronoun; a pronoun of one syllable which is dependent on another word and cannot be used on its own. Compare with [[#E|emphatic]] or [[#S|strong]]. |
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*'''[[CSS]]''' – [[w:Cascading Style Sheets|Cascading Style Sheets]], used in creating web pages. |
*'''[[CSS]]''' – [[w:Cascading Style Sheets|Cascading Style Sheets]], used in creating web pages. |
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*'''dat''' - The '''[[dative]]''' [[case]]. Caution: ''dat'' is also the ISO 639-3 code for the Darang Deng language. |
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*'''[[dated]]''' – Still in use, but generally only by older people, and considered unfashionable or superseded, particularly by younger people. Examples: wireless (in sense "broadcast radio tuner"), groovy, gramophone, gay (in the senses of "bright", "happy", etc.) Compare with '''''[[#O|obsolete]]''''' and '''''[[#A|archaic]]''''' <small>This definition is currently under active debate in [[Wiktionary:Obsolete and archaic terms]]</small>. |
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*'''desysop''' - To revoke the admin privileges of a Wikimedia administrator. |
*'''desysop''' - To revoke the admin privileges of a Wikimedia administrator. |
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*'''dewikify''' - To convert one or more intra-wiki links to plain words. |
*'''dewikify''' - To convert one or more intra-wiki links to plain words. |
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*'''diff''' - An automatic comparison between two revisions of a page. |
*'''diff''' - An automatic comparison between two revisions of a page, or a link to a page showing the difference between two revisions. |
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*'''diff''' - A link to a page showing the difference between two revisions. |
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*'''DT''' - Derived terms. |
*'''DT''' - Derived terms. |
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*'''ec''', '''E/C''' – Edit conflict (which see). |
*'''ec''', '''E/C''' – Edit conflict (which see). |
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*'''ed.''' – Editor, edition (often used in quotations). |
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*'''edit conflict''' – What occurs when someone tries to save a page that he started editing before its latest revision was saved; see [[Help:Edit conflict]]. |
*'''edit conflict''' – What occurs when someone tries to save a page that he started editing before its latest revision was saved; see [[Help:Edit conflict]]. |
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*'''ELE''' - [[WT:ELE|Entry layout explained]], the style guide for Wiktionary. |
*'''ELE''' - [[WT:ELE|Entry layout explained]], the style guide for Wiktionary. |
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*'''emphatic pronoun''' - |
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*:English: a reflexive pronoun (eg ''yourself'') used for emphasis (eg ''you must do it yourself''.) |
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*:Greek: a structurally independent personal pronoun, in contrast with [[#W|weak]] or [[#C|clitic]] prounouns. |
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*'''en''' – ''English''. |
*'''en''' – ''English''. |
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**'''enWP''' |
**'''enWP''', '''enwiki''' – The English Wikipedia. |
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**'''enwikt''', '''en.Wikt''' – The English Wiktionary. |
**'''enwikt''', '''en.Wikt''', '''enWT''' – The English Wiktionary. |
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*'''est''' – Estonian. |
*'''est''' – Estonian. |
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*'''[[etymon]]''' <span name="etymon" /> – The source word in an etymology. |
*'''[[etymon]]''' <span name="etymon" /> – The source word in an etymology. |
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*'''''f''''' – Of [[feminine]] gender. |
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*'''[[FAQ]]''' – Frequently Asked Questions. |
*'''[[FAQ]]''' – Frequently Asked Questions. |
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*'''FL, fl''' – Foreign language. |
*'''FL, fl''' – Foreign language. |
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*'''form-of entry''' – A non-lemma entry; that is, an entry that contains a term that is a modified form of another term. |
*'''form-of entry''' – A non-lemma entry; that is, an entry that contains a term that is a modified form of another term. |
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*'''''fpl''''' – Feminine [[plural]]. Caution: this abbreviation has the same form as an ISO 639-3 code. |
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*'''Fr''', ''fr'' – [[French]]. |
*'''Fr''', ''fr'' – [[French]]. |
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*'''[[headword]]''' - The word described by a given dictionary entry. Usually, the headword has the same spelling as the page name. Exceptions are for entries in languages with optional diacritics (e.g. {{m|la|līber}}), entries without Unicode representation (e.g. sign language entries and hieroglyphics like {{term|wi|lang=egy}}), and when MediaWiki prohibits the preferred spelling (e.g. [[ :-)|:-)]]). |
*'''[[headword]]''' - The word described by a given dictionary entry. Usually, the headword has the same spelling as the page name. Exceptions are for entries in languages with optional diacritics (e.g. {{m|la|līber}}), entries without Unicode representation (e.g. sign language entries and hieroglyphics like {{term|wi|lang=egy}}), and when MediaWiki prohibits the preferred spelling (e.g. [[ :-)|:-)]]). |
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*'''headword line''' – At the core of each entry is a headword line, which lists the headword in bold, often followed by basic grammar and orthography details, e.g. gender, inflected forms, alternate orthography in languages with multiple orthographies like [[Wiktionary:About Japanese|Japanese]], [[Wiktionary:About Korean|Korean]]{{,}} and [[Wiktionary:About Serbian|Serbian]]. Some editors use the phrase ''inflection line'' instead. |
*'''headword line''' – At the core of each entry is a headword line, which lists the headword in bold, often followed by basic grammar and orthography details, e.g. gender, inflected forms, alternate orthography in languages with multiple orthographies like [[Wiktionary:About Japanese|Japanese]], [[Wiktionary:About Korean|Korean]]{{,}} and [[Wiktionary:About Serbian|Serbian]]. Some editors use the phrase ''inflection line'' instead. |
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*'''[[historical]]''' – Means included for historical information; the thing it refers to is not in current use or no longer exists; e.g. [[blueshirt]], [[Czechoslovakia]]. This does not mean the same as "obsolete": with historical terms the ''term exists'' (in current usage), but refers to a ''thing'' that doesn't exist; with obsolete terms the ''term'' no longer exists in current usage, but the ''thing'' it refers to might or might not exist. |
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*'''[[idiom]]''' – A phrase which has a meaning apparently unconnected with the individual words that make it up. E.g. to [[come a cropper]]. |
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*'''[[IMO]]''', '''[[IMHO]]''' – In My Opinion, In My Honest Opinion ([[w:List of Internet slang phrases|Internet slang phrase]]). |
*'''[[IMO]]''', '''[[IMHO]]''' – In My Opinion, In My Honest Opinion ([[w:List of Internet slang phrases|Internet slang phrase]]). |
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*'''[[inflection]]''' – the change in form of a word to represent a change in tense etc. In English an example would be ''run'', ''runs'', ''ran'' and ''running''. In highly inflected languages such as Latin there will be many more forms. See also: (1) [[#C|Conjugation]] and (2) [[#D|Declension]]. |
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*'''inflection line''', ''infl'' - See '''[[#H|headword line]]'''. E.g. <code><nowiki>{{infl|tr|adverb}}</nowiki></code> |
*'''inflection line''', ''infl'' - See '''[[#H|headword line]]'''. E.g. <code><nowiki>{{infl|tr|adverb}}</nowiki></code> |
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*'''[[invective]] [[infix]]ation''' - '''[[#D|dystmesis]]''', accompanied by insertion of an invective between the parts divided, e.g., "abso-bloody-lutely". |
*'''[[invective]] [[infix]]ation''' - '''[[#D|dystmesis]]''', accompanied by insertion of an invective between the parts divided, e.g., "abso-bloody-lutely". |
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*'''[[IP]]''' – Someone who edits without signing in (and is therefore logged as an [[IP address]]). Also, ''anon'', ''anonip''. |
*'''[[IP]]''' – Someone who edits without signing in (and is therefore logged as an [[IP address]]). Also, ''anon'', ''anonip''. |
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*'''IP lawyer''' - {{w|Intellectual property|Intellectual Property}} lawyer. |
*'''IP lawyer''' - {{w|Intellectual property|Intellectual Property}} lawyer. |
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*'''[[IPA]]''' – [[w:International Phonetic Alphabet|International Phonetic Alphabet]]. |
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==L== |
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*'''L1''', '''L2''', etc. – |
*'''L1''', '''L2''', etc. – The first-level, second-level, etc. headers on any Wiktionary page, corresponding to (and generating) HTML elements <h1>, <h2>, etc. In wikitext the level also happens to correspond to the number of equal signs surrounding the header text, so <nowiki>==English==</nowiki> is an L2 header and <nowiki>===Noun===</nowiki> is an L3 header. |
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* '''LDL''' - Limited Documentation Language |
* '''LDL''' - Limited Documentation Language; see [[WT:LDL]]. |
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*'''[[lemma]]''' – the citation form of an inflected word, especially the form found in bilingual or abridged dictionaries. For verbs, this is usually either the infinitive, or the first-person singular present tense form (depending on the language); for nouns, this is usually the nominative singular (in languages with case and number); and for adjectives, this is usually the nominative singular masculine or neuter form. The plural of {{term||lemma|lang=en}} is traditionally {{term||lemmata|lang=en}}, but the form {{term||lemmas|lang=en}} exists as well. |
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*'''[[lexeme]]''' – roughly: the abstract "word" underlying a set of inflections; for example, {{term||gives|lang=en}} and {{term||given|lang=en}} belong to the same lexeme, which is usually identified by its lemma form {{term|give|lang=en}}. See also: (1) [[w:lexeme|Wikipedia on ''lexeme'']], (2) [[Wiktionary:Languages with more than one grammatical gender]], (3) [[#C|conjugation]] (above, on this list) and (4) [[#D|declension]] (also above). |
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*'''list word''' - A word that while frequently defined in lists, has no actual usage. |
*'''list word''' - A word that while frequently defined in lists, has no actual usage. |
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*'''LOP''' - [[Appendix:List of protologisms]], see [[#P|protologism]] |
*'''LOP''' - [[Appendix:List of protologisms]], see [[#P|protologism]] |
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*'''''m''''' – of [[masculine]] gender |
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*'''''m.pl''''' – masculine plural |
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* '''[[mw:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]''' – the software that runs Wiktionary |
* '''[[mw:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]''' – the software that runs Wiktionary |
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*'''Monobook'''<span id="monobook" /> – the name used for the [[w:Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] file used to control the appearance of Wiktionary on your web browser. |
*'''Monobook'''<span id="monobook" /> – the name used for the [[w:Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] file used to control the appearance of Wiktionary on your web browser. |
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*'''mop''' – admin tools on wiki sites are sometimes likened to janitors' mops, for which reason being given sysop rights is sometimes referred to as being given the mop |
*'''mop''' – admin tools on wiki sites are sometimes likened to janitors' mops, for which reason being given sysop rights is sometimes referred to as being given the mop |
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*'''''mpl''''' – masculine plural, although '''''m.pl''''' may be preferred to avoid confusion with the ISO 639-3 code for the language Middle Watut. |
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*'''''n''''' – of [[neuter]] gender |
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*'''[[NPOV]]''' – "[[Wiktionary:Neutral point of view|Neutral Point of View]]". (Articles are meant to be written from a NPOV, not from a POV or particular Point Of View.) |
*'''[[NPOV]]''' – "[[Wiktionary:Neutral point of view|Neutral Point of View]]". (Articles are meant to be written from a NPOV, not from a POV or particular Point Of View.) |
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*'''ns/NS''' - [[Wiktionary:Glossary#namespace|namespace]] |
*'''ns/NS''' - [[Wiktionary:Glossary#namespace|namespace]] |
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*'''[[OBE]]''' - Overtaken By Events. |
*'''[[OBE]]''' - Overtaken By Events. |
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*'''''obs, [[obsolete]]''''' – indicates a term no longer in use, no longer likely to be understood. Compare with '''''[[#A|archaic]]''''' and '''''[[#D|dated]]'''''. <small>This definition is under discussion in [[Wiktionary talk:Obsolete and archaic terms]]</small> |
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*'''OED''' – [[W:Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary]]. Also '''SOED''' (Shorter), '''OED1''' (1st edition), '''OED2''' (2nd edition), '''NOED''' (New). |
*'''OED''' – [[W:Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary]]. Also '''SOED''' (Shorter), '''OED1''' (1st edition), '''OED2''' (2nd edition), '''NOED''' (New). |
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*'''OmegaWiki''' - Previously known as '''Ultimate Wiktionary''' and '''WiktionaryZ''', a project stemming from Wiktionary but using a [[relational database]] for storage. [http://www.omegawiki.org/Meta:Main_Page homepage] |
*'''OmegaWiki''' - Previously known as '''Ultimate Wiktionary''' and '''WiktionaryZ''', a project stemming from Wiktionary but using a [[relational database]] for storage. [http://www.omegawiki.org/Meta:Main_Page homepage] |
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*'''p''' - [[plural]] |
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*'''[[per]] [[nom]]''' - in accordance or agreement with the nomination. |
*'''[[per]] [[nom]]''' - in accordance or agreement with the nomination. |
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*'''[[periphrastic]]''' - using more words, eg '''more fair''' is a ''periphrastic'' form of '''fairer'''. |
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*'''[[phab:|Phabricator]]''' - The current bug tracking system for the [[MediaWiki]] software, which has replaced Bugzilla. |
*'''[[phab:|Phabricator]]''' - The current bug tracking system for the [[MediaWiki]] software, which has replaced Bugzilla. |
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*'''[[phrase]]''' – Sometimes called a "set phrase", a string of words which have a special meaning. In other words, if one of the words in the phrase is changed for another word of similar meaning, the entire phrase is altered. '''Flight simulator''' is a phrase because it has a special meaning that '''flying simulator''' doesn't. Cf ''idiom'' |
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*''pl'' – [[plural]], although the abbreviation '''''p''''' is preferred, to avoid confusion with the ISO 639-1 code for the Polish language. |
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*'''[[pluralia tantum]]''' – nouns with no singular form – see [[:Category:English_pluralia_tantum]] |
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*'''POS''' – [[Wiktionary:Entry layout explained/POS headers|Part(s) of Speech]]. '''(POS)''' is a [[placeholder]] which can be replaced with any of the [[WT:POS|approved POS headers]]. |
*'''POS''' – [[Wiktionary:Entry layout explained/POS headers|Part(s) of Speech]]. '''(POS)''' is a [[placeholder]] which can be replaced with any of the [[WT:POS|approved POS headers]]. |
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*'''POV''' – "Point of View" |
*'''POV''' – "Point of View" |
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*'''RHU''' — Random House Unabridged. |
*'''RHU''' — Random House Unabridged. |
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*'''rm''', '''rmv''' — Remove (''used in edit summaries''). |
*'''rm''', '''rmv''' — Remove (''used in edit summaries''). |
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*'''[[romanisation]]/[[romanization]]''' — A particular form of [[#T|transliteration]], where a non-Roman script is converted into the Roman one. (e.g. ''singnómi'' in “{{term|συγγνώμη|tr=singnómi|lang=el}}”). See [[#T|tr]]. |
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*'''rv''' — Revert to prior content. |
*'''rv''' — Revert to prior content. |
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*'''rvv''' — Revert Vandalism. |
*'''rvv''' — Revert Vandalism. |
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*'''''s''''' – [[singular|Singular]]. |
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*'''[[SAMPA]]''' – [[w:SAMPA|SAMPA]], a set of systems for representing the phonemes of various languages in plain ASCII text. |
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*:Not to be confused with [[w:X–SAMPA|X–SAMPA]], the system for representing ''the full IPA'' in plain ASCII text. |
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*'''[[sandbox]]'''<span id="sandbox" /> - A page that users may edit in whatever way they want. There is a public sandbox at [[Wiktionary:Sandbox]] or users may [[Help:Starting a new page#Starting you own Sandbox|create their own]]. |
*'''[[sandbox]]'''<span id="sandbox" /> - A page that users may edit in whatever way they want. There is a public sandbox at [[Wiktionary:Sandbox]] or users may [[Help:Starting a new page#Starting you own Sandbox|create their own]]. |
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*''sc'' - [[script|Script]]. Terms appearing in the English Wiktionary that are written in scripts other than the Latin (roman) script use a [[Wiktionary:Scripts|script code]] to select the optimal fonts for readers. Templates like {{temp|t}} and {{temp|term}} accept a parameter named <code><nowiki>{{{sc}}}</nowiki></code> to specify the script. Caution: the ISO 639-1 code ''sc'' is for the Sardinian language. See [[#T|tr]]. E.g. <code><nowiki>{{term|λόγος|tr=lógos|lang=grc}}</nowiki></code>. |
*''sc'' - [[script|Script]]. Terms appearing in the English Wiktionary that are written in scripts other than the Latin (roman) script use a [[Wiktionary:Scripts|script code]] to select the optimal fonts for readers. Templates like {{temp|t}} and {{temp|term}} accept a parameter named <code><nowiki>{{{sc}}}</nowiki></code> to specify the script. Caution: the ISO 639-1 code ''sc'' is for the Sardinian language. See [[#T|tr]]. E.g. <code><nowiki>{{term|λόγος|tr=lógos|lang=grc}}</nowiki></code>. |
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*'''scap''' - (''specific to #wikimedia-tech channel'') sync-common-all-php. |
*'''scap''' - (''specific to #wikimedia-tech channel'') sync-common-all-php. |
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*''sg'' - Some templates use this abbreviation for ''singular'', but the abbreviation '''''s''''' may be preferred to avoid confusion with the ISO 639-1 code for the Sango language. E.g.: <code><nowiki>{{en-noun|sg=[[noun]] [[phrase]]}}</nowiki></code> |
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*'''SIL''' – [[w:SIL International|SIL International]], formerly the Summer Institute of Linguistics; home of Ethnologue, and official registrar of the ISO 639 two- and three-letter language codes (such as <code>en</code> for English). |
*'''SIL''' – [[w:SIL International|SIL International]], formerly the Summer Institute of Linguistics; home of Ethnologue, and official registrar of the ISO 639 two- and three-letter language codes (such as <code>en</code> for English). |
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*'''skin'''<span id="skin" /> – The appearance (and behaviour) of Wiktionary on your web browser, which is controlled by [[w:Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] and [[w:Javascript|JS]] files. ''See ''[[Help:Customizing your skin]]. |
*'''skin'''<span id="skin" /> – The appearance (and behaviour) of Wiktionary on your web browser, which is controlled by [[w:Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] and [[w:Javascript|JS]] files. ''See ''[[Help:Customizing your skin]]. |
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*'''soft redirect''' - A page which tells the user to see another instead; contrast ''hard redirect''. |
*'''soft redirect''' - A page which tells the user to see another instead; contrast ''hard redirect''. |
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*'''SOP''', '''SoP''' — "[The] sum of [its] parts." Describes a multi-word term whose meaning follows directly from the combination of its constituent words. Such terms are generally not permitted on Wiktionary, per [[WT:CFI]]. |
*'''SOP''', '''SoP''' — "[The] sum of [its] parts." Describes a multi-word term whose meaning follows directly from the combination of its constituent words. Such terms are generally not permitted on Wiktionary, per [[WT:CFI]]. |
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*'''speedy, speedy delete''' - To delete a page on sight, without discussion. |
*'''speedy''', '''speedy delete''' - To delete a page on sight, without discussion. |
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*'''[[stemmer]], [[stemming]]<span id="stemmer" /> - Software used to produce the [[stem]] from the inflected form of words. |
*'''[[stemmer]], [[stemming]]<span id="stemmer" /> - Software used to produce the [[stem]] from the inflected form of words. |
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*'''[[w:Stop words|stop word]]'''<span id="stopword" /> - A word ignored by a search engines, usually one on a list of such common words. |
*'''[[w:Stop words|stop word]]'''<span id="stopword" /> - A word ignored by a search engines, usually one on a list of such common words. |
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*'''strong pronoun''' - {{qualifier|Greek}} An [[#E|emphatic pronoun]]. |
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*'''TR''' – The [[WT:TR|Tea room]]. |
*'''TR''' – The [[WT:TR|Tea room]]. |
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*''tr'' - [[transliteration|Transliteration]]. Terms appearing in the English Wiktionary that are written in scripts other than the Latin (roman) script are followed by a transliteration. Templates like {{temp|t}} and {{temp|term}} accept a parameter named <code><nowiki>{{{tr}}}</nowiki></code> for the transliteration. See [[#S|sc]] above. Caution: the ISO 639-1 code ''tr'' is for the Turkish language. E.g. <code><nowiki>{{term|λόγος|tr=lógos|lang=el}}</nowiki></code>. |
*''tr'' - [[transliteration|Transliteration]]. Terms appearing in the English Wiktionary that are written in scripts other than the Latin (roman) script are followed by a transliteration. Templates like {{temp|t}} and {{temp|term}} accept a parameter named <code><nowiki>{{{tr}}}</nowiki></code> for the transliteration. See [[#S|sc]] above. Caution: the ISO 639-1 code ''tr'' is for the Turkish language. E.g. <code><nowiki>{{term|λόγος|tr=lógos|lang=el}}</nowiki></code>. |
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*'''tr., tran.''' – Translator or translated, often used in quotations. |
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*'''[[transclude]]''' – To include by ''transclusion'', see below. |
*'''[[transclude]]''' – To include by ''transclusion'', see below. |
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*'''[[transclusion]]''' – The inclusion of the contents of one page within another page, by calling up the first page as if it were a {{w|subroutine}} (in analogy to {{w|procedural programming}}). See [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Transclusion MediaWiki Help:Transclusion]. The term is applicable to wikis in general, but here on Wiktionary, pages which can be transcluded are restricted to the Template namespace and the User namespace (articles from main namespace can be transcluded by preceding the article title with a colon). |
*'''[[transclusion]]''' – The inclusion of the contents of one page within another page, by calling up the first page as if it were a {{w|subroutine}} (in analogy to {{w|procedural programming}}). See [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Transclusion MediaWiki Help:Transclusion]. The term is applicable to wikis in general, but here on Wiktionary, pages which can be transcluded are restricted to the Template namespace and the User namespace (articles from main namespace can be transcluded by preceding the article title with a colon). |
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*'''[[transgressive]]''' – verb form in some Balto-Slavic languages that expresses a coincidentally proceeding or following action. |
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*'''[[Wiktionary:Transliteration|transliteration]]''' – The conversion of text in one script into an equivalent in another script. This may include the conversion of diacritical marks into alternate forms without diacritical marks (e.g., Mörder → Moerder). |
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*'''[[Wiktionary:Translations to be checked|TTBC]]''' - Ambiguous or possibly incorrect translations needing checking from a native speaker. |
*'''[[Wiktionary:Translations to be checked|TTBC]]''' - Ambiguous or possibly incorrect translations needing checking from a native speaker. |
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*'''UK''' – UK English, i.e. the English of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. |
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*'''umbrella category''' — A category that acts as a container for other categories, usually one for each language, without containing entries. E.g.: [[:Category:Dated terms by language]]. |
*'''umbrella category''' — A category that acts as a container for other categories, usually one for each language, without containing entries. E.g.: [[:Category:Dated terms by language]]. |
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*'''usex''' — Usage example, an example sentence for a sense. |
*'''usex''' — Usage example, an example sentence for a sense. |
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*'''WEAE''' - [[w:Well-Enunciated American English|Well-Enunciated American English]]. |
*'''WEAE''' - [[w:Well-Enunciated American English|Well-Enunciated American English]]. |
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*'''weak pronoun''' – A pronoun of one syllable which is dependent on another word and cannot be used on its own; sometimes called ''clitic''. Compare with [[#E|emphatic]] or [[#S|strong]]. |
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*'''wheel war''' – A struggle between two or more admins in which each undoes the other's admin actions — in particular, unblocking and reblocking a user; undeleting and redeleting, or unprotecting and reprotecting an article. ''Note:'' "wheel" was the older [[UN*X]] term for "admin". |
*'''wheel war''' – A struggle between two or more admins in which each undoes the other's admin actions — in particular, unblocking and reblocking a user; undeleting and redeleting, or unprotecting and reprotecting an article. ''Note:'' "wheel" was the older [[UN*X]] term for "admin". |
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*'''wikify, wfy, wikification''' – To create [[wikilink]]s and/or to format in accordance with Wiktionary's [[WT:ELE|standards]]. |
*'''wikify, wfy, wikification''' – To create [[wikilink]]s and/or to format in accordance with Wiktionary's [[WT:ELE|standards]]. |
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*'''[[WordNet]]''' - The [[lexical]] [[database]] for the English language found at Princeton University: [http://wordnet.princeton.edu]. |
*'''[[WordNet]]''' - The [[lexical]] [[database]] for the English language found at Princeton University: [http://wordnet.princeton.edu]. |
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*'''WP''' – Wikipedia. |
*'''WP''' – Wikipedia. |
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*'''[[X-SAMPA]]''' – [[w:X–SAMPA|Extended SAMPA]], a system for representing the full IPA in plain text. |
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Revision as of 16:14, 15 July 2015
A glossary of terms used in the Wiktionary community but not in the body of the dictionary. See also Appendix:Glossary, which contains terms used in the body of this dictionary. (There is also the Wikipedia:Glossary.)
A
- accessibility - The ease with which web pages may be navigated and read, especially by those with disabilities who may, for example, use screen readers.
- adj.,
-adj
– Adjective. E.g.:{{en-adj}}
- adv.,
-adv
– Adverb. E.g.:{{en-adv}}
- AF, AutoFormat — AutoFormat (talk • contribs), an all-purpose formatting-bot created and operated by Robert Ullmann (talk • contribs).
- AGF – Assume good faith, a general principle of public wikis.
- alt – Alternative, as in "alt form".
- anchor - An HTML marker used to direct a web browser to a position which is not at the default top of page position.
- anon, anonip – Someone who edits Wiktionary without signing in. Also, IP.
- attributive(ly) – (deprecated template usage) (nonstandard, by confusion) Said of a superficially adjective-like use of a non-adjective. (Note: in real life this is not at all what this word means: adjectives are regularly used attributively, and conversely, there are other adjective-like ways to use non-adjectives. Also note that some editors do use this word in the way that real-life people do.)
- autopatroller – A user whose edits are not marked in Recent Changes with a red exclamation mark meaning "this edit has not yet been patrolled." In other words, a user who is deemed trustworthy enough to patrol their own edits. See Wiktionary:Whitelist.
B
- b.g.c., bgc - (not used in articles) books.google.com
- block - To (temporarily or permanently) prevent a specific user - by username or IP address - from editing Wiktionary by entering the user on a list of blocked individuals; only admins can do this.
- bluelink, blue link - A link to an existing Wiktionary (or other Wikimedia) page; contrast redlink.
- bookmark - The term Frontpage uses for the anchor HTML tag.
- bot - An automated or semiautomated process used to perform tasks on Wiktionary, an abbreviated form of robot. Bots are governed by WT:BOT.
- BP - The Beer Parlour discussion forum for general policy discussions and proposals, requests for permissions and major announcements. E.g.: WT:BP.
- bugzilla - The bug tracking system for the MediaWiki software formerly used on Wiktionary, Wikipedia, and other Wikimedia wikis, homepage bugzilla.wikimedia.org. It was replaced by Phabricator.
C
- cat, category – See Appendix:Glossary#category.
- catboiler, category boilerplate – A standardized explanatory text that appears at the top of many categories, and is usually provided by a template.
- CFI – Wiktionary:Criteria for inclusion, WT:CFI.
- CGEL – Cambridge Grammar of the English Language.
- clitic pronoun - A weak pronoun; a pronoun of one syllable which is dependent on another word and cannot be used on its own. Compare with emphatic or strong.
- CSS – Cascading Style Sheets, used in creating web pages.
D
- desysop - To revoke the admin privileges of a Wikimedia administrator.
- dewikify - To convert one or more intra-wiki links to plain words.
- diff - An automatic comparison between two revisions of a page, or a link to a page showing the difference between two revisions.
- DT - Derived terms.
E
- ec, E/C – Edit conflict (which see).
- edit conflict – What occurs when someone tries to save a page that he started editing before its latest revision was saved; see Help:Edit conflict.
- ELE - Entry layout explained, the style guide for Wiktionary.
- en – English.
- enWP, enwiki – The English Wikipedia.
- enwikt, en.Wikt, enWT – The English Wiktionary.
- est – Estonian.
- etymon – The source word in an etymology.
- extant – Of a word, in current use (as opposed to archaic or obsolete).
- exp - Expression.
F
- FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions.
- FL, fl – Foreign language.
- form-of entry – A non-lemma entry; that is, an entry that contains a term that is a modified form of another term.
- Fr, fr – French.
G
- GBS — Google Books Search, http://books.google.com.
- ggc — http://groups.google.com, a reference for search for citations in usenet.
- GP — Grease Pit (WT:GP), a place to discuss technical issues in Wiktionary.
H
- hard redirect - A use of the MediaWiki software on which this site runs to automatically redirect to a page the user who attempts to access a particular other page; contrast soft redirect.
- headword - The word described by a given dictionary entry. Usually, the headword has the same spelling as the page name. Exceptions are for entries in languages with optional diacritics (e.g. līber), entries without Unicode representation (e.g. sign language entries and hieroglyphics like (deprecated template usage) wi), and when MediaWiki prohibits the preferred spelling (e.g. :-)).
- headword line – At the core of each entry is a headword line, which lists the headword in bold, often followed by basic grammar and orthography details, e.g. gender, inflected forms, alternate orthography in languages with multiple orthographies like Japanese, Korean, and Serbian. Some editors use the phrase inflection line instead.
I
- IMO, IMHO – In My Opinion, In My Honest Opinion (Internet slang phrase).
- inflection line, infl - See headword line. E.g.
{{infl|tr|adverb}}
- invective infixation - dystmesis, accompanied by insertion of an invective between the parts divided, e.g., "abso-bloody-lutely".
- IP – Someone who edits without signing in (and is therefore logged as an IP address). Also, anon, anonip.
- IP lawyer - Intellectual Property lawyer.
J
- JS - JavaScript
L
- L1, L2, etc. – The first-level, second-level, etc. headers on any Wiktionary page, corresponding to (and generating) HTML elements <h1>, <h2>, etc. In wikitext the level also happens to correspond to the number of equal signs surrounding the header text, so ==English== is an L2 header and ===Noun=== is an L3 header.
- LDL - Limited Documentation Language; see WT:LDL.
- lemming – A dictionary other than Wiktionary (with the implication that blindly trusting other dictionaries, rather than real-world usage, might be unwise).
- list word - A word that while frequently defined in lists, has no actual usage.
- LOP - Appendix:List of protologisms, see protologism
M
- MediaWiki – the software that runs Wiktionary
- Monobook – the name used for the CSS file used to control the appearance of Wiktionary on your web browser.
- mop – admin tools on wiki sites are sometimes likened to janitors' mops, for which reason being given sysop rights is sometimes referred to as being given the mop
N
- namespace - An optional prefix to a page title, eg "Help", "Template". Thus Help:How to check translations is a page within the "Help" namespace.
- NISOP – Non-idiomatic sum of parts: a term (such as "brown leaf") that can be understood from its constituent parts and is not an idiom, thus probably not suitable for inclusion in a dictionary.
- nl – Netherlands, Dutch.
- nonce – Said of a term that was coined for a particular utterance.
- NPOV – "Neutral Point of View". (Articles are meant to be written from a NPOV, not from a POV or particular Point Of View.)
- ns/NS - namespace
O
- OBE - Overtaken By Events.
- OED – Oxford English Dictionary. Also SOED (Shorter), OED1 (1st edition), OED2 (2nd edition), NOED (New).
- OmegaWiki - Previously known as Ultimate Wiktionary and WiktionaryZ, a project stemming from Wiktionary but using a relational database for storage. homepage
- OneLook - A multi-dictionary portal with wild-card word-search tools
- OTRS - Open source Ticket Request System
P
- per nom - in accordance or agreement with the nomination.
- Phabricator - The current bug tracking system for the MediaWiki software, which has replaced Bugzilla.
- POS – Part(s) of Speech. (POS) is a placeholder which can be replaced with any of the approved POS headers.
- POV – "Point of View"
- protologism – A word which has not yet been used widely enough to merit inclusion in a dictionary.
R
- redirect — See soft redirect and hard redirect.
- redlink, red link — A link to a Wiktionary (or other Wikimedia) page that does not exist; contrast bluelink.
- RFA — Request for adminship.
- RfAP — Request for audio pronunciation; i.e. request that an audio file be added to an entry.
- RfC — Request for clean-up, see WT:RFC.
- RfD — Request for deletion, see WT:RFD.
- RfV — Request for verification, see WT:RFV.
- RHU — Random House Unabridged.
- rm, rmv — Remove (used in edit summaries).
- rv — Revert to prior content.
- rvv — Revert Vandalism.
S
- sandbox - A page that users may edit in whatever way they want. There is a public sandbox at Wiktionary:Sandbox or users may create their own.
- sc - Script. Terms appearing in the English Wiktionary that are written in scripts other than the Latin (roman) script use a script code to select the optimal fonts for readers. Templates like
{{t}}
and{{term}}
accept a parameter named{{{sc}}}
to specify the script. Caution: the ISO 639-1 code sc is for the Sardinian language. See tr. E.g.{{term|λόγος|tr=lógos|lang=grc}}
. - scap - (specific to #wikimedia-tech channel) sync-common-all-php.
- SIL – SIL International, formerly the Summer Institute of Linguistics; home of Ethnologue, and official registrar of the ISO 639 two- and three-letter language codes (such as
en
for English). - skin – The appearance (and behaviour) of Wiktionary on your web browser, which is controlled by CSS and JS files. See Help:Customizing your skin.
- soft redirect - A page which tells the user to see another instead; contrast hard redirect.
- SOP, SoP — "[The] sum of [its] parts." Describes a multi-word term whose meaning follows directly from the combination of its constituent words. Such terms are generally not permitted on Wiktionary, per WT:CFI.
- speedy, speedy delete - To delete a page on sight, without discussion.
- stemmer, stemming - Software used to produce the stem from the inflected form of words.
- stop word - A word ignored by a search engines, usually one on a list of such common words.
- sum of parts, sum of its parts - See SoP.
T
- template – A way of automatically including ("transcluding") the contents of one page within another page, used for many automated processes such as generating headword lines, inflection tables and so on.
- TR – The Tea room.
- tr - Transliteration. Terms appearing in the English Wiktionary that are written in scripts other than the Latin (roman) script are followed by a transliteration. Templates like
{{t}}
and{{term}}
accept a parameter named{{{tr}}}
for the transliteration. See sc above. Caution: the ISO 639-1 code tr is for the Turkish language. E.g.{{term|λόγος|tr=lógos|lang=el}}
. - transclude – To include by transclusion, see below.
- transclusion – The inclusion of the contents of one page within another page, by calling up the first page as if it were a subroutine (in analogy to procedural programming). See MediaWiki Help:Transclusion. The term is applicable to wikis in general, but here on Wiktionary, pages which can be transcluded are restricted to the Template namespace and the User namespace (articles from main namespace can be transcluded by preceding the article title with a colon).
- transgressive – verb form in some Balto-Slavic languages that expresses a coincidentally proceeding or following action.
- TTBC - Ambiguous or possibly incorrect translations needing checking from a native speaker.
U
- umbrella category — A category that acts as a container for other categories, usually one for each language, without containing entries. E.g.: Category:Dated terms by language.
- usex — Usage example, an example sentence for a sense.
- UTC – Coordinated Universal Time.
V
- !vote – An ironic reference to the essay Polls are evil; a reminder that wiki-voting is not a substitute for discussion, and is not the only means of making a decision. The exclamation point is a computing term for "not". Used wherever one might use vote in a sentence (as a noun or as a verb).
- VIP - Wiktionary:Vandalism in progress, a page to list recent vandalism sprees.
W
- WEAE - Well-Enunciated American English.
- wheel war – A struggle between two or more admins in which each undoes the other's admin actions — in particular, unblocking and reblocking a user; undeleting and redeleting, or unprotecting and reprotecting an article. Note: "wheel" was the older UN*X term for "admin".
- wikify, wfy, wikification – To create wikilinks and/or to format in accordance with Wiktionary's standards.
- wikitext, wiki markup - A markup language, the simplified alternative to HTML used to write pages in wiki webs.
- wikt – Abbreviation for Wiktionary. Often used with language prefixes, as in: en.wikt and fr.wikt both have millions of entries.
- Wiktionarian - One who edits Wiktionary.
- WiktionaryZ - See OmegaWiki.
- WMF - The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., the parent organization of Wiktionary and other projects.
- WordNet - The lexical database for the English language found at Princeton University: [1].
- WP – Wikipedia.