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===Acronyms as disambiguators===
===Acronyms as disambiguators===
To save space, acronyms should be used as disambiguators, when necessary. For example, "[[Wikipedia:Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway (U.S.)]]" and "[[Wikipedia:Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party (UK)]]". The abbreviations are preferred over ''United States'' and ''United Kingdom'', for brevity.
To save space, acronyms should be used as disambiguators, when necessary. For example, "[[Wikipedia:Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway (U.S.)]]" and "[[Wikipedia:Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party (UK)]]". The abbreviations are preferred over ''United States'' and ''United Kingdom'', for brevity.
===Acronyms in category names===
{{For|discussion on the use of acronyms in names of categories|Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (categories)/Archive 7#Abbreviations: to expand or not to expand?}}


==Contractions==
==Contractions==