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- From an alternative language: This is a redirect from a page name in German to a page name in an as yet undetermined or uncoded language. These words may directly translate or they may be related words, names or phrases.
- This redirect leads to its target in accordance with the naming conventions for titles in other languages and can help writing and searches. However, per WP:NOTBROKEN do not replace these redirected links with a piped link.
- To a related topic: This is a redirect to an article about a similar topic.
- Redirects from related topics are different than redirects from related words, because a related topic is more likely to warrant a full and detailed description in the target article. If this redirect's subject is notable, then also tag it with {{R with possibilities}} and {{R printworthy}}.
- From an abbreviation: This is a redirect from an abbreviation to a related topic, such as the expansion of the abbreviation. Use this template for any length reduction other than the following.
- Instead of this template:
- use {{R from acronym}} for abbreviations that are pronounced as words, such as NATO and RADAR;
- use {{R from initialism}} for those abbreviations that are pronounced as letters, such as CIA and HIV;
- use {{R from short name}} for the initials of a person's name or for any other length reduction that is not typically classed as an abbreviation.
- Instead of this template: