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This inline tag is for placement after an acronym, abbreviation or initialism that is not written in full at first occurrence. The [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Acronyms_and_abbreviations|Manual of Style]] requires all acronyms or abbreviations written in full, followed by the abbreviated form in round brackets. An exception is made for abbreviations that are as well-known or better known than their full name, such as "PhD" and "DNA", for which is it unnecessary to supply the full name on first occurrence.

==Usage==
This inline template is placed after any acronym, abbreviation or initialism that should be expanded. For example:

{{quotation|A set of rules apply to the various locations of the college, such as the Dining Hall and JCR<code><nowiki>{{Expand acronym}}</nowiki></code> to ensure standards of dress and manners are upheld.}}

results in:

{{quotation|A set of rules apply to the various locations of the college, such as the Dining Hall and JCR{{Expand acronym}} to ensure standards of dress and manners are upheld.}}

==Parameters==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Parameter !! Explanation
|-
| <code><nowiki>|1=</nowiki></code> || The text displayed in the tag and the hover text can be changed with this parameter. If null or invalid, "expand acronym" is displayed. if <code><nowiki>1=</nowiki></code> is set to <code>ab</code>, "expand abbreviation" is displayed. If set to <code>in</code>, "expand initialism" is displayed. The hover text is also changed accordingly. This parameter does not need to be named. <code><nowiki>{{expand acronym|in|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> will function in the same way as <code><nowiki>{{expand acronym|1=in|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
|-
| <code><nowiki>|date=</nowiki></code> || This template allows an optional date parameter that records when the tag was added. One can specify the date manually; for example, to date the tag in the current month, enter <code><nowiki>{{Expand acronym|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>. If no date is added manually, a [[WP:BOT|bot]] will automatically fill in the gap.
|}

==Categorization==
None at present.

==TemplateData==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"1": {
"description": "Change text. in = initialism | ab = abbreviation | (null or invalid value) = acronym",
"autovalue": "",
"type": "string",
"label": "Tag and hover text type"
},
"date": {
"label": "Month and year",
"type": "string",
"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
"required": true,
"description": "The month and year this tag was added."
}
},
"format": "inline",
"description": "This inline template is placed after any acronym, abbreviation or initialism that needs to be expanded."
}
</templatedata>

{{anchor|Alternatives and redirects}}
==Redirects==
*{{tlg|Expand abbreviation}}
*{{tlg|Full version}}
*{{tlg|Undefined acronym}}

==See also==
*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Abbreviations]]
*[[Template:Clarify]]

{{Inline cleanup tags}}

<includeonly>{{Sandbox other||
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