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these entries should be repeated in the appropriate sections. "Loose" entries at the top of a page or section aren't accounted for in the table of contents, so readers relying on the ToC can easily miss them.
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E.g., vehicles and engines would fit in "Transportation" and in "Science and technology", so if you use both sections, readers won't know where to look. If overlap can't
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Order sections alphabetically unless there is a clear reason not to. (This is the easiest order to recognize – importance, for example, is usually too subjective.)
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be the basis for section divisions, particularly when a subject area scheme can be used instead. For more on sorting within sections, see
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Readers should be able to navigate down to what they want in one pass, without having to read any heading or entry more than once.
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If all the "other" entries in a section can be described by a plural noun, the words "uses in" should be avoided, e.g.:
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To minimize the reading users need to do on average, avoid both long, undivided sections, and lots of small sections:
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should usually be divided into subsections, if practical. Use judgment based on the particular page.
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items that fit in multiple sections: duplicate these entries in each appropriate section.
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Identifying the relevant subsection (if present) from level 3 (and deeper) headers, then
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Remember to remove visible braces ("{ }") and pipes ("|") before saving a dab page.
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It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though
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Entries that are not fully categorized belong in an "Other uses " section at the
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items (or a subsection): put these entries in only one section, and put a
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or not – these schemes assume knowledge that the reader may not have.
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Certain variations on the ambiguous term may be used to sort entries
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Identifying the topic they want from the entries in that (sub)section
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based on subject area can be confusing. Avoid organizing entries by
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Readers should be able to find their target with minimal reading
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without having to descend into irrelevant sections, and
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at the top of any other appropriate sections, e.g.:
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