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A '''namespace''' is name, an '''''identifier''''' at a higher level.
A '''namespace''' is name, an '''''identifier''''' at a higher level.


This page is in the namespace '{{tag|Help}}'.  You can see its {{tag|namespace}} in the tab at the top left of this page; it reads: 'help page'.  In this namespace, all [[Help:Pages|pages]] are grouped which provide help text.
This particular page is in the namespace '{{tag|Help}}'.  You can see its {{tag|namespace}} in the tab at the top left of this page; it reads: '<b>{{FULLPAGENAME}}</b>'.  In this particular {{Mw|namespace}}, all [[Help:Pages|pages]] are grouped which provide {{Cambridge-Dictionary|help}} text.


The {{tag|wiki idea|purpose}} of using several [[namespace]]s lies in the possibility to use one and the same identifier several times without creating any ambiguity.  The identifier '''WikiIndex''' can be used in several namespaces:
The {{tag|Wiki idea|purpose}} of using several [[namespace]]s lies in the possibility to use one and the same identifier several times without creating any ambiguity.  The identifier '''WikiIndex''' can be used in several namespaces;
*In the Main namespace (the 'unnamed' namespace), [[WikiIndex]] is the [[article]] page (for this WikiIndex wiki site) that is on the same level as all other wiki article pages that are entries of this index of wiki sites.  The [[WikiIndex]] article page tells how the WikiIndex wiki site came into being, who [[Founder|founded]] it, where it is, how big it is, its description and aims, and the like.
*In the 'Main' namespace (the 'unnamed' or 'default' namespace), '[[WikiIndex]]' is the [[article]] page (for this WikiIndex wiki site) that is on the same level as all other wiki article pages that are entries of this index of wiki sites.  The [[WikiIndex]] article page tells how the WikiIndex wiki site came into being, who [[Founder|founded]] it, where it is, how big it is, its description and aims, and the like.
*In the namespace Help, [[Help:Contents]] is the root page for all '{{tag|help}}' pages about this WikiIndex wiki.
*In the namespace 'WikiIndex:', that contains articles <u>about</u> this WikiIndex wiki site, commonly known as '{{Cambridge-Dictionary|meta}}' pages.


The use of namespaces requires a technical concept that supports namespace which, of course, is already implemented in the {{tag|MediaWiki namespace|MediaWiki}} software.  And in the frame of this {{tag|wiki concept}}, it requires the explicit definition of any namespace one desires, except the ''main'' namespace, which is the standard, default, or root namespace that would be available even without the concept of having additional namespaces.  Such definition is ready made in the software package for most basic pages like [[File]] pages, or can be done by the [[owner]] and / or a [[staff]] for project-specific namespaces.
In respect of 'Help';
*In the namespace 'Help:', [[Help: Contents]] is the root page for all '{{tag|help}}' pages about this WikiIndex wiki.
 
The use of namespaces requires a technical concept that supports [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/submission/25170/namespace namespace] which, of course, is already implemented in the {{tag|MediaWiki namespace|MediaWiki}} software.  And in the frame of this {{tag|wiki concept}}, it requires the explicit definition of any namespace one desires, except the ''main'' namespace, which is the standard, default, or root namespace that would be available even without the concept of having additional namespaces.  Such definition is ready made in the software package for most basic pages like [[File]] pages; additional project-specific or custom namespaces can be created by the [[owner]] and / or a [[Sysop|system operator]] who has server access.


;''See also
;''See also
*[[WikiIndex:Namespace conventions]] — our current adoption of namespaces here on WikiIndex
*[[WikiIndex: Namespace conventions]] — our current adoption of namespaces here on WikiIndex
*[[Help:Pages]] — our help pages here on WikiIndex
*[[Help: Pages]] — our help pages here on WikiIndex
*{{Wp|Namespace}} — at the [[English Wikipedia]]
*{{Wp|Namespace}} — at the [[English Wikipedia]]
*{{Wp|Wikipedia:Namespace}} — at the English Wikipedia
*{{Wp|Wikipedia: Namespace}} — at the English Wikipedia
*{{Mw|Help:Namespaces}} — at [[MediaWiki.org]]
*{{Mw|Help: Namespaces}} — at [[MediaWiki.org]]
*{{Mw|Manual:Help namespace}} — at MediaWiki.org
*{{Mw|Manual: Help namespace}} — at MediaWiki.org
*{{Mw|Manual:Using custom namespaces}} — at MediaWiki.org
*{{Mw|Manual: Using custom namespaces}} — at MediaWiki.org


[[Category:Namespace| ]]
[[Category:Namespace| ]]
[[Category:MediaWiki namespace|*]]
[[Category:MediaWiki namespace|*]]

Latest revision as of 22:58, 10 August 2023

A namespace is name, an identifier at a higher level.

This particular page is in the namespace 'Help'. You can see its namespace in the tab at the top left of this page; it reads: 'Help:Namespace'. In this particular namespace, all pages are grouped which provide help text.

The purpose of using several namespaces lies in the possibility to use one and the same identifier several times without creating any ambiguity. The identifier WikiIndex can be used in several namespaces;

  • In the 'Main' namespace (the 'unnamed' or 'default' namespace), 'WikiIndex' is the article page (for this WikiIndex wiki site) that is on the same level as all other wiki article pages that are entries of this index of wiki sites. The WikiIndex article page tells how the WikiIndex wiki site came into being, who founded it, where it is, how big it is, its description and aims, and the like.
  • In the namespace 'WikiIndex:', that contains articles about this WikiIndex wiki site, commonly known as 'meta' pages.

In respect of 'Help';

  • In the namespace 'Help:', Help: Contents is the root page for all 'help' pages about this WikiIndex wiki.

The use of namespaces requires a technical concept that supports namespace which, of course, is already implemented in the MediaWiki software. And in the frame of this wiki concept, it requires the explicit definition of any namespace one desires, except the main namespace, which is the standard, default, or root namespace that would be available even without the concept of having additional namespaces. Such definition is ready made in the software package for most basic pages like File pages; additional project-specific or custom namespaces can be created by the owner and / or a system operator who has server access.

See also
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