Template:R from abbreviation

When used with the

"Redirect category shell" (Rcat shell) template:

Template {{

Redirect category shell}}

may be used to add one or more rcat templates, along with their parameters and categories, to a redirect.  For more information see the documentation page below.

When used by itself:

From an abbreviation: This is a redirect from an abbreviation to a related topic, such as the expansion of the abbreviation.
- Instead of this template, use {{

R from acronym}}

for acronyms pronounced as words, such as NATO and RADAR; or

- Use {{

R from initialism}}

for those pronounced as letters, such as CIA and HIV; or

- Use {{

R from short name}} , instead, for the initials of a person's name, and other shortenings not typically classed as abbreviations.