Disambiguation
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Disambiguation is required when two articles need to share the same name. For example, in anatomy, there are instances where different structures share the same name, e.g. lingula. Where this occurs, the content should be moved to an article that has a more descriptive title and the page referring to the general term should be converted converted into a page that links links to the specific terms with with an explanation.
Naming convention
The conditions or sign or structure (let's call this "topic") is then followed by the context in parentheses, separated by a single space.
- [topic] (context)
This convention is the same for all titles requiring 'context' (see article title).
Example
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lingula (disambiguation): page states that several anatomical
strucuresstructures have this name and provides links to the appropriate articles - lingula (mandible): contains the anatomical information for the lingula of the mandible
- lingula (lung): contains information about the lingula lobe of the left lung
The overriding policy should enable a user who has never visited the site to get to the article they want without confusion.
Naming convention
disambiguation page: term-
specific pages: term [parenthesis] context [parenthesis], in this caselingula (mandible)
-<p><strong>Disambiguation</strong> is required when two articles need to share the same name. For example, in anatomy, there are instances where different structures share the same name, e.g. <a href="/articles/lingula">lingula</a>. Where this occurs, the content should be moved to an article that has a more descriptive title and the page referring to the general term should be converted into a page that links to the specific terms with an explanation.</p><h4>Example</h4><ul>- +<p><strong>Disambiguation</strong> is required when two articles need to share the same name. For example, in anatomy, there are instances where different structures share the same name, e.g. <a href="/articles/lingula">lingula</a>. Where this occurs, the content should be moved to an article that has a more descriptive title and the page referring to the general term should be converted into a page that links to the specific terms with an explanation.</p><h4>Naming convention</h4><p>The conditions or sign or structure (let's call this "topic") is then followed by the context in parentheses, separated by a single space. </p><ul><li>[topic] (context)</li></ul><p>This convention is the same for all titles requiring 'context' (see <a title="article title" href="/articles/article-title">article</a><a title="article title" href="/articles/article-title"> title</a>).</p><h4>Example</h4><ul>
-<a href="/articles/lingula">lingula (disambiguation)</a>: page states that several anatomical strucures have this name and provides links to the appropriate articles</li>- +<a href="/articles/lingula">lingula (disambiguation)</a>: page states that several anatomical structures have this name and provides links to the appropriate articles</li>
-<a href="/articles/lingula-lung">lingula (lung)</a>: contains information about the lingula lobe of the left lung</li>-</ul><p>The overriding policy should enable a user who has never visited the site to get to the article they want without confusion.</p><h4>Naming convention</h4><ul>-<li>disambiguation page: term</li>-<li>specific pages: term [parenthesis] context [parenthesis], in this case <strong>lingula (mandible)</strong>-</li>-</ul>- +<a href="/articles/lingula-lung-1">lingula (lung)</a>: contains information about the lingula lobe of the left lung</li>
- +</ul><p>The overriding policy should enable a user who has never visited the site to get to the article they want without confusion.</p><p> </p><h4> </h4>
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