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From a merge: This is a redirect from a page that was merged into another page. This redirect was kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the target page. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) or delete this page.
- For redirects with substantive page histories that did not result from page merges use {{R with history}} instead.

To a project page: This is a redirect from any page inside or outside of project (Wikipedia: or WP:) space to any page within the project namespace (not to a project talk page). The above category link leads to a list of redirects from inside project space. Redirects from outside project space are automatically sorted to Category:Redirects to project namespace.

To an embedded anchor: This is a redirect from a topic that does not have its own page to an embedded anchor on the redirect's target page.
- An {{anchor|anchor name}} or {{visible anchor}} template, an HTML element with id="anchor name", or an |id=anchor name parameter can be placed at the beginning of a paragraph, substituted into a section header, or inserted within a table. Anchors may also be old section headers that have since been renamed, in order to preserve existing internal and external links.
- Although section headers of the form ==(Header name)== act as anchors by default, with them use {{R to section}} instead.

From a shortcut: This is a redirect from a shortcut in any namespace to a page in any namespace.
- Shortcuts are wikilinked on community pages, talk pages, and edit summaries, but not in mainspace articles.

When appropriate, protection levels are automatically sensed, described and categorized.