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This template is used on approximately 4,200 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. Preview message: Transclusion count updated automatically (see documentation).

Use {{Update after}} only in exceptional cases when there is a certainty that an update will be needed. See § Inappropriate use.

This template is used to flag statements that are likely to become outdated by a specific future date. It is important to distinguish its use on other date-sensitive statements on Wikipedia, where date-sensitive information may require revision without a specific future date in mind. It remains invisible to readers until that date, when it appears and adds the page to Category:Wikipedia articles in need of updating.

See the Wikipedia Manual of Style on chronological items, the editing guidelines on precise language and updating information, and Wikipedia:As of.