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===Usage===
This template can be used to mark articles or sections with old or out-of-date information.

To add the date when the tag was added, use:
: {{tlx|Update|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
To specify what parts of the article need updating, use the first unnamed parameter:
: {{tlx|Update|<nowiki>Foo [[bar]] qux</nowiki>}}
To display the date of the last update, use the second unnamed parameter:
: {{tlx|Update|{{!}}{{#time:j F Y|-1 month}}}}
To mark a section, use:
: {{tlx|Update|section|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
To explain that the article now has inaccuracies, use {{para|inaccurate|yes}}:
: {{tlx|Update|2=inaccurate=yes}}
To link to a particular section of the talk page where the update is being discussed, use {{para|talk|Section}} (or {{para|talksection|Section}}):
: {{tlx|Update|2=talk=Section}}

===Example===
{{tlx|Update|documentation|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
{{Update|documentation}}

The template detects which [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]] it is used in and changes accordingly:
{| class="wikitable"
! Article
| {{Update|type=article|demospace=main|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
|-
! Category
| {{Update|type=category|demospace=category|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
|-
! Template
| {{Update|type=template|demospace=template|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
|}

{{tlx|Update|section}} produces:
{| class="wikitable"
! Article
| {{Update|section|type=article|demospace=main|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
|-
! Category
| {{Update|section|type=category|demospace=category|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
|-
! Template
| {{Update|section|type=template|demospace=template|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
|}

This template will add articles to [[:Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating]].

For factual inaccuracies, stronger wording is used and articles will be added to [[:Category:Articles with obsolete information]].

{{tlx|Update|2=inaccurate=yes}}
{{Update|type=article|demospace=main|inaccurate=yes}}

===Alternatives===
* {{tl|Update after}} is an alternative for individual statements that will be out-of-date at a specifiable future date. It is a more recent and preferred alternative to [[Wikipedia:As of]]. It also adds articles to [[:Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating]].
* See [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Time-sensitive]] for alternatives unrelated to out-of-date information.

===See also===
* {{tl|As of}}
* {{tl|Current}}
* {{tl|Recentism}}
* {{tl|Show by date}}
* {{tl|Time-context}}
* {{tl|Update inline}}
* {{tl|Updated}}
* {{tl|When}}
* {{tl|Incomplete}}

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