mw:Manual:Namespace calls them virtual namespaces
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* the main namespace, where page names have no prefix
* the main namespace, where page names have no prefix
* 15 additional namespaces, each with its own prefix. (Two namespaces, the so-called 'project' namespaces, get their names from the name of the wiki project, and so differ in name from one wiki to the next; on the Wikipedia, they are called '''Wikipedia:''' and '''Wikipedia talk:'''. On each wiki, these project namespaces (whatever they may happen to be for that wiki), can be referred to by the pseudonyms "Project:" and "Project Talk:", respectively.)
* 15 additional namespaces, each with its own prefix. (Two namespaces, the so-called 'project' namespaces, get their names from the name of the wiki project, and so differ in name from one wiki to the next; on the Wikipedia, they are called '''Wikipedia:''' and '''Wikipedia talk:'''. On each wiki, these project namespaces (whatever they may happen to be for that wiki), can be referred to by the pseudonyms "Project:" and "Project Talk:", respectively.)
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* two
pseudo-
namespaces
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* two
virtual
namespaces
In addition to these 18 namespaces, the Wikipedia specially adds to these the '''Portal:''' and '''Portal talk:''' namespaces. Other wiki projects may have their own additional custom namespaces.
In addition to these 18 namespaces, the Wikipedia specially adds to these the '''Portal:''' and '''Portal talk:''' namespaces. Other wiki projects may have their own additional custom namespaces.
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== List of namespaces ==
== List of namespaces ==
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The two
pseudo-
namespaces, main namespace and 15 auxiliary namespaces in ''this'' project (Meta) are as follows (the [[help:Variable|variable]]s for them are also shown).
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The two
virtual
namespaces, main namespace and 15 auxiliary namespaces in ''this'' project (Meta) are as follows (the [[help:Variable|variable]]s for them are also shown).
Note that the number of pages in each namespace may not be displayed on all MediaWiki projects, because this counting feature may be [[mw:Manual:$wgAllowSlowParserFunctions|disabled]]: on this Wiki, per-namespace page counting is currently {{#ifeq:{{urlencode:{{PAGESINNS:0}}}}|{{urlencode:[[:{{ns:Template}}:PAGESINNS:0]]}}|disabled|available}}.
Note that the number of pages in each namespace may not be displayed on all MediaWiki projects, because this counting feature may be [[mw:Manual:$wgAllowSlowParserFunctions|disabled]]: on this Wiki, per-namespace page counting is currently {{#ifeq:{{urlencode:{{PAGESINNS:0}}}}|{{urlencode:[[:{{ns:Template}}:PAGESINNS:0]]}}|disabled|available}}.
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|"{{ns:-2}}"
|"{{ns:-2}}"
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pseudo-
namespace for images and other files themselves, as opposed to the image description pages; see also below
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namespace for images and other files themselves, as opposed to the image description pages; see also below
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|<nowiki>{{ns:-1}}</nowiki>
|<nowiki>{{ns:-1}}</nowiki>
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|"{{ns:-1}}"
|"{{ns:-1}}"
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pseudo-
namespace for [[Help:Special page|special page]]s (list: [[Special:SpecialPages]])
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virtual
namespace for [[Help:Special page|special page]]s (list: [[Special:SpecialPages]])
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|<nowiki>{{ns:0}}</nowiki>
|<nowiki>{{ns:0}}</nowiki>