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{{intro to| Wikipedia's pages are divided into namespace. Each namespace (except the main) has a prefix which appears with a colon at the start of page names.
| Namespace | Purpose | Example(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Main/article no prefix |
Articles | Starfish |
| Disambiguation pages to help people find the article they're looking for | David (disambiguation) | |
| Wikipedia: a.k.a. "Project" |
Policies and guidelines | Wikipedia:Neutral point of view Wikipedia:Manual of Style |
| Process pages | Wikipedia:Articles for Creation | |
| Discussion forums and noticeboards | Wikipedia:Village pump | |
| WikiProject communities focusing on a particular topic | Wikipedia:WikiProject History | |
| User: | Personal profile pages about users | User:Jimbo Wales |
| Sandboxes and personal draft articles | User:Example/sandbox | |
| Draft: | Draft articles that are in progress | Draft:Exampledraft |
| Help: | Help pages | Help:Contents |
| Template: | Templates, which can be included or substituted on other pages | Template:Citation needed Template:Infobox album |
| Category: | Groups of pages organized by their similarities | Category:Painting Category:Wikipedia maintenance |
| File: | Images and other files, stored and described | File:Wiki.png |
| Portal: | Pages to highlight Wikipedia content in a particular topic area | Portal:Current events Portal:Solar System |
| Special: | Pages that are part of the software | Special:RecentChanges Special:Preferences |
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