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An '''edit summary''' is a brief explanation of an edit to a wiki page. Summaries help other editors by (a) providing a reason for the edit, (b) saving the time to open up the edit to find out what it's all about, and (c) providing information about the edit on diff pages and lists of changes (such as page histories and watchlists).
An '''edit summary''' is a brief explanation of an edit to a wiki page. Summaries help other editors by (a) providing a reason for the edit, (b) saving the time to open up the edit to find out what it's all about, and (c) providing information about the edit on diff pages and lists of changes (such as page histories and watchlists).


For more information see [[:Wikipedia:Help:Edit summary]].  
For examples, see [[Help:Editing pages#Edit Summary]].
 
For further information see [[:Wikipedia:Help:Edit summary]].  


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Latest revision as of 21:27, 27 October 2025

An edit summary is a brief explanation of an edit to a wiki page. Summaries help other editors by (a) providing a reason for the edit, (b) saving the time to open up the edit to find out what it's all about, and (c) providing information about the edit on diff pages and lists of changes (such as page histories and watchlists).

For examples, see Help:Editing pages#Edit Summary.

For further information see Wikipedia:Help:Edit summary.