Template:Definition needed

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This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.

Usage

This template may be used in articles where a term is used that lacks definition and it is unclear what the term refers to.

{{Definition needed|date=December 2025}}

This produces:

This template will add the article to Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification or a monthly subcategory thereof.

See also

• {{Definition}} – when multiple definitions or meanings exist, or there is no consensus definition or meaning
• {{Disambiguation needed}} – for the special case where the term needing clarification is wikilinked to a disambiguation page, and you are unable to find a suitable replacement link.
• {{Ambiguous}} – for ambiguous statements
• {{Clarify}} – for other text that is difficult to understand

<templatedata> { "params": { "1": { "label": "Title", "description": "A brief reason for the tag. Because it may not be immediately apparent to other editors what about the tagged passage is in need of further explanation, a brief reason is generally helpful. The reason parameter displays when the mouse cursor is placed over the text the template inserts.", "type": "string", "suggested": true, "aliases": [ "title", "reason" ] }, "date": { "label": "Date", "type": "date", "description": "An optional date parameter that records when the tag was added. If this template is added without the date parameter, the date parameter will be added soon after by a bot.", "autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}", "suggested": true } }, "description": "Use in the body of an article as a request for other editors to add a definition to text that assumes familiarity with a term. When the problem is not with WP:jargon or technical terms, but simply with the wording, one may use instead. For dealing with dubious information, please use one of the following:,, or ; otherwise, may be a good choice,", "paramOrder": [ "1", "date" ], "format": "inline" } </templatedata>

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