Redigerer Mal:Dfn/dok (avsnitt)

===Purpose and application===
This markup indicates that the text is the ''defining instance'' of that term (word, phrase, name, etc.) on the page in which it appears. Thus it should be used only once per term per page.

[[WP:NOT#DICT|Wikipedia is not a dictionary]], so this template should not be used to provide definitions for everyday words at all, and is best suited for short definition or clarification of jargon that is important in the context but unlikely to be fully understood by all of our general readership.  The template can be adapted to most directly editable cases in which the <code>&lt;dfn&gt;</code> element would be useful.

Because the <var>definition</var> parameter's content is [[WP:ACCESSIBILITY|not readily accessible]] to users of most if not all [[screen reader]] software, text-only browsers, mobile phone browsers, etc., the second parameter should never be used to provide information vital to understanding the article subject, only convenient or augmenting for those who can access it; vital information belongs in the main article prose.

This template should not be used for marking up [[MOS:GLOSSARIES|glossary]] entries or links to them; see {{tl|term}} and {{tl|glossary link}} instead, respectively. Likewise, this template should not be used to mark up the bold-faced article subject in the lead; [it is anticipated that] another template, [name forthcoming, probably Template:Subject], is [to be created to be] used for this purpose, including the needed bold-facing and [perhaps] other markup and metadata features.

This is [[Semantic HTML|semantic markup]], not simply presentational style, and has a particular, pre-defined meaning; do not misuse this template just to get its display effects. If the content being marked up is not suitable for the <code>&lt;dfn&gt;</code> element as defined by the W3C HTML specifications, then you should not use this template.