Term Definitions: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 22:50, 25 February 2026

This wiki uses two templates for inline technical terms:

{{term|Name}} for inline references inside normal pages
{{TermDefinition}} on each Term:Name page to store the definition

Editor workflow

1. Create a term page, for example Term:BGP. 2. Add:

{{TermDefinition
 | short = One-sentence definition used in inline tooltips.
 | long  = Optional expanded explanation for readers visiting the term page.
 | mode  = {{{mode|view}}}
}}

3. Reference the term in content:

{{term|BGP}}

Behavior

If Term:Name exists, {{term|Name}} renders a linked inline term with a tooltip.
If Term:Name does not exist, it renders plain text with no red link.
Updating a term's short definition updates all inline tooltips that use that term.

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 This wiki uses two templates for inline technical terms:
-* <code>{{term|Name}}</code> for inline references inside normal pages
+* <code><nowiki>{{term|Name}}</nowiki></code> for inline references inside normal pages
-* <code>{{TermDefinition}}</code> on each <code>Term:Name</code> page to store the definition
+* <code><nowiki>{{TermDefinition}}</nowiki></code> on each <code>Term:Name</code> page to store the definition
-= Editor Workflow =
+== Editor workflow ==
 . Create a term page, for example <code>Term:BGP</code>.
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 <pre>{{term|BGP}}</pre>
-= Behavior =
+== Behavior ==
-* If <code>Term:Name</code> exists, <code>{{term|Name}}</code> renders a linked inline term with a tooltip.
+* If <code>Term:Name</code> exists, <code><nowiki>{{term|Name}}</nowiki></code> renders a linked inline term with a tooltip.
 * If <code>Term:Name</code> does not exist, it renders plain text with no red link.
 * Updating a term's <code>short</code> definition updates all inline tooltips that use that term.