Hatnote

"Hatnote" in a Sentence (2 examples)

If a reader searches for dioxin, she arrives at this article. The too-long hatnote on this page probably befuddled many readers looking for the Wikipedia article Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins.

A hatnote on this default page points readers to the disambiguation page if they're looking for articles using a different meaning of the term.

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