Related terms are terms which are related or parallel to the current one. Wikipedia required precise and clear handling of related terms by use of linking, through disambiguation, or by in-context descriptions within the article lede or subsequent text.
- Tools
- {{relate|term}}
For use to indicate the omission of an important term which needs to be linked to, in the context of the description.
- {{related|term}}
Use for temporary links to terms which can be considered parallel or closely related. Like a temporary linkbox (see infobox).
An editing tool, or simply a helper device, these can be quickly used to indicate where integration or cross referencing is necessary. If the article lede already does a good job of disambiguating the term from related terms or otherwise integrating these, then the template should be removed. In other cases where the articles are relatable, the template can be considered subastantive and useful enough to stay.
In the body of an article, use {{rel|[[this]], [[that]]}}, which shows
- In the context of foo, Foo'
It has been proposed below that this article be related to [[:this, that]. Though the terms are not identical, they are too closely related to omit a description of their distinction. is the...
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