mainspace

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mainspace

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Blend of main + namespace.

noun mainspaces

Internet, countable, uncountable The primary namespace of a wiki, excluding secondary content such as discussion pages. In the tutorial […] you see how to move your article from your personal space (the draft) to mainspace, where actual articles reside.

verb mainspaces · mainspacing · mainspaced

Internet To move a page on a wiki into the mainspace.

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"mainspace." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mainspace. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mainspace. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mainspace

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"mainspace." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mainspace.

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@misc{mainspace_2026,
  title = {mainspace},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mainspace},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}