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This is the {{tl|Disambiguation}} template.

'''<big>Important: Please do not [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Substitution subst:] this template.</big>'''

This is a general-purpose template, to be placed at the bottom of any article that exists to help readers find other articles with the same or similar names. This concept is called ''[[LIMSWiki:Disambiguation|disambiguation]]'' and is used with many common words, such as ''cross'', ''life'' and ''work.'' This template automatically adds articles to the [[:Category:Disambiguation pages]].

=== Page title fix ===
In the event that the page title is causing an error, such as <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%2A%2A%2A&oldid=171348746 what happened]</span> at ''[[***]]'', add the parameter: '''<code>{{para|page-title |<var> page title</var>}}</code>''' . Thus, the [[***]] page would use the syntax: '''<code><nowiki>{{Disambiguation|page-title = ***}}</nowiki></code>''' .

===Variant templates===
====Disambiguation====
{{Category see also|Disambiguation message boxes}}

For disambiguation pages requiring cleanup, use {{tl|Disambiguation cleanup}}.

More Wikipedia-based specific and alternative templates do exist, for disambiguation pages or set index articles whose entries are limited exclusively to items of a particular type:
* {{tl|Airport disambig}} for airports – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Airport_disambiguation Category:Airport disambiguation]
* {{tl|Callsigndis}} – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Broadcast_call_sign_disambiguation_pages Category:Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages]
* {{tl|Disambig-Chinese-char-title}} – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Disambiguation_pages_with_Chinese_character_titles Category:Disambiguation pages with Chinese character titles]
* {{tl|Geodis}} for place names – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Place_name_disambiguation_pages Category:Place name disambiguation pages]
* {{tl|Hndis}} for people's names – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Human_name_disambiguation_pages Category:Human name disambiguation pages]
** {{tl|Hndis-cleanup}}
* {{tl|Hospital disambiguation}} for hospitals or medical centers – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hospital_disambiguation_pages Category:Hospital disambiguation pages]
* {{tl|Letter disambig}} – adds a Latin letter navbox, does not auto-categorize
* {{tl|Letter-NumberCombDisambig}} – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Letter-number_combination_disambiguation_pages Category:Letter-number combination disambiguation pages]
* {{tl|Mathdab}} for mathematics titles – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mathematical_disambiguation Category:Mathematical disambiguation]
* {{tl|MolFormDisambig}} – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Molecular_formula_disambiguation_pages Category:Molecular formula disambiguation pages]
* {{tl|Numberdis}} for numbers – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_ambiguous_numbers Category:Lists of ambiguous numbers]
* {{tl|Schooldis}} for educational institutions – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Educational_institution_disambiguation Category:Educational institution disambiguation]
* {{tl|Species Latin name disambiguation}} – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Latin_name_disambiguation_pages Category:Latin name disambiguation pages]
* {{tl|Wikipedia disambiguation}} for ambiguous titles and shortcuts in the Wikipedia namespace – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_project_disambiguation_pages Category:Wikipedia project disambiguation pages]

====Set index====
{{Category see also|Set index article templates}}

Examples of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Set_index_articles Wikipedia-based set index articles]:

* {{tl|SIA}} for any set index article – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Set_indices :Category:Set indices]
* {{tl|Mountainindex}} for mountain names – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Set_indices_on_mountains Category:Set indices on mountains]
* {{tl|Roadindex}} for roads, streets, or highways – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_roads_sharing_the_same_title Category:Lists of roads sharing the same title]
* {{tl|Shipindex}} for ship names – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Set_indices_on_ships Category:Set indices on ships]
* {{tl|Sportindex}} for sport names – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Set_indices_on_sports Category:Set indices on sports]
* {{tl|Surname}} for people's surnames – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Surnames Category:Surnames]
* {{tl|Given name}} for people's given names – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Given_names Category:Given names]

=== Parameters ===
Sometimes there isn't a specific disambiguation template (see list above) that fits for a page, or the page has items in more than one of the above classes. Then use {{tl|Disambiguation}} but with one or more parameters telling which categories to use. Up to ten parameters can be fed, and in any order, for example:

:{{tlc|disambiguation|school|hospital}}

Only add a parameter if the disambiguation page has several items of that type. One LIMSWiki example:

* {{tlx|Disambiguation|shaker}}: for [[:Category:Shaker disambiguation]]

Note that {{tl|Disambiguation}} might not have parameters for all subcategories of [[:Category:Disambiguation pages]], then you have to manually add the category to the disambig page.

=== Redirects ===
The following redirect to this template:

* {{tl|Disambig}}
* {{tl|Dab}}
* {{tl|DAB}}
* {{tl|Disamb}}

=== Technical details ===
Internally, this template uses {{tl|Dmbox}}. That template categorises pages into [[:Category:All disambiguation pages]] and [[:Category:All article disambiguation pages]].

This template also uses {{tl|Disambiguation/cat}} to handle the categorisation parameters, such as "hospital" and "school".

=== See also ===
* {{tl|Dablink}} – Basic article hatnote, see [[Wikipedia:HATTEST]] for the full hatnote index.
* {{tl|Dn}} – Adds an inline "disambiguation needed" tag to an ambiguous link within an article, see [[Wikipedia:OTHERUSES]] for more.

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