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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | add |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''+, add, addition'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Addition of something |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | alphabetization |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''alpha, abc'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Alphabetization of a list |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | capitalization |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''cap, capital, cpt, lc, lcase, uc, ucase'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Fixing of capitalization |
|- valign="top" | |- valign="top" | ||
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | category |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''+cat, -cat, cat, recat, re-cat'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Addition, subtraction or fixing of a category |
|- valign="top" | |- valign="top" | ||
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | cleanup |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''cl, cleanup'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Many different kinds of small changes in a single edit. |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | comment |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''cm, re'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Addition of comment |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | copyedit |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''copyedit, cpyed, ced, c/e, ce'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Copy edit |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | creation |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''creation, new'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Creation of a new article |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | disambiguation |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''disambiguation, disambig, disamb, disam, dab, byp disambig'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Addition of [[wikipedia:disambiguation|disambiguation]]or removal of ambiguity |
|- valign="top" | |- valign="top" | ||
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | duplication |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''dup, dupe'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Removal of duplication |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | external link |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''EL, xl, ext lk, ext lks, ext lnk, ext lnks, ext link, ext links, URL, http'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Addition of external links |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | formatting |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''fm, fmt, frmt, formatting, MoS, mos, MOS'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Formatting, per [[wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | short new text (full text) |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''ft'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Addition of short new text, which is fully given in this edit summary |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | grammar |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''gr, gm, grmr'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Fixing grammar |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | headers |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''head, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Fixing header markup or changing header wording |
|- valign="top" | |- valign="top" | ||
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | interwiki |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''iwk, iw'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Addition of interwiki links (between Wikimedia projects) |
|- valign="top" | |- valign="top" | ||
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | links |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''lk'', ''lks'', ''link'', ''links'', ''lnk'', ''ln'', ''wikilink'', ''wl'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Addition of internal (Wikipedia) links |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | merge |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''mrg, mrgd, merged in'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Article merge |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | miscellaneous |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''misc'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Use only when a more specific and more useful edit summary is not practical. |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | move |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''mv, move'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Article move |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | null edit |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''null, nx, ø'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Saving the page without changing anything, see [[Help:Dummy edit#Null_edit|Null edit]]. |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | punctuation |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''punc, punct, pct'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Fixing punctuation |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | redirect |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''REDIRECT, rd, redir'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Article redirect. Specify what article it redirects to. |
|- valign="top" | |- valign="top" | ||
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | redirect fix |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''snap dbl rdr, fix redir'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | "Snapping" a double redirect: turning a double redirect into a single redirect. |
|- valign="top" | |- valign="top" | ||
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | references |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''ref, refs'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Adding or fixing source citation. |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | remove/delete |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''-, rm, remove, del'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Removal of something |
|- valign="top" | |- valign="top" | ||
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | revert |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''rv, revert'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Revert to a previous edit |
|- valign="top" | |- valign="top" | ||
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | talk |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''see talk'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Explanation of edit on the article's [[wikipedia:Talk page|Talk page]] |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | spelling |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''sp, spelling, typo, typos'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Fixing of [[Typo|Typo]]s or incorrect spelling. |
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| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | wikify |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | ''wikified, wikify, wiki, wfy, wky, wkfy'' |
| − | ! width="22%" | | + | ! width="22%" | Formatting using [[Wiki markup|Wiki markup]](as opposed to plain text or [[HTML|HTML]]) and add [[wikipedia:internal link|internal links]]to material, incorporating it into the whole of Wikipedia |
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Revision as of 14:02, 8 June 2011
| Term | Abbreviated | Description |
|---|---|---|
| add | +, add, addition | Addition of something |
| alphabetization | alpha, abc | Alphabetization of a list |
| capitalization | cap, capital, cpt, lc, lcase, uc, ucase | Fixing of capitalization |
| category | +cat, -cat, cat, recat, re-cat | Addition, subtraction or fixing of a category |
| cleanup | cl, cleanup | Many different kinds of small changes in a single edit. |
| comment | cm, re | Addition of comment |
| copyedit | copyedit, cpyed, ced, c/e, ce | Copy edit |
| creation | creation, new | Creation of a new article |
| disambiguation | disambiguation, disambig, disamb, disam, dab, byp disambig | Addition of disambiguationor removal of ambiguity |
| duplication | dup, dupe | Removal of duplication |
| external link | EL, xl, ext lk, ext lks, ext lnk, ext lnks, ext link, ext links, URL, http | Addition of external links |
| formatting | fm, fmt, frmt, formatting, MoS, mos, MOS | Formatting, per Manual of Style |
| short new text (full text) | ft | Addition of short new text, which is fully given in this edit summary |
| grammar | gr, gm, grmr | Fixing grammar |
| headers | head, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 | Fixing header markup or changing header wording |
| interwiki | iwk, iw | Addition of interwiki links (between Wikimedia projects) |
| links | lk, lks, link, links, lnk, ln, wikilink, wl | Addition of internal (Wikipedia) links |
| merge | mrg, mrgd, merged in | Article merge |
| miscellaneous | misc | Use only when a more specific and more useful edit summary is not practical. |
| move | mv, move | Article move |
| null edit | null, nx, ø | Saving the page without changing anything, see Null edit. |
| punctuation | punc, punct, pct | Fixing punctuation |
| redirect | REDIRECT, rd, redir | Article redirect. Specify what article it redirects to. |
| redirect fix | snap dbl rdr, fix redir | "Snapping" a double redirect: turning a double redirect into a single redirect. |
| references | ref, refs | Adding or fixing source citation. |
| remove/delete | -, rm, remove, del | Removal of something |
| revert | rv, revert | Revert to a previous edit |
| talk | see talk | Explanation of edit on the article's Talk page |
| spelling | sp, spelling, typo, typos | Fixing of Typos or incorrect spelling. |
| wikify | wikified, wikify, wiki, wfy, wky, wkfy | Formatting using Wiki markup(as opposed to plain text or HTML) and add internal linksto material, incorporating it into the whole of Wikipedia |
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