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'''Disambiguation''' in Wikipedia is the process of resolving conflicts that arise when a potential article title is [[Ambiguity|ambiguous]], most often because it refers to more than one subject covered by Wikipedia, either as the main topic of an article, or as a subtopic covered by an article in addition to the article's main topic. For example, ''[[Mercury]]'' can refer to [[Mercury (element)|a chemical element]], a [[Mercury (planet)|planet]], a [[Mercury (mythology)|Roman god]], and many other things.
'''Disambiguation''' in Wikipedia is the process of resolving conflicts that arise when a potential article title is [[Ambiguity|ambiguous]], most often because it refers to more than one subject covered by Wikipedia, either as the main topic of an article, or as a subtopic covered by an article in addition to the article's main topic. For example, ''[[Mercury]]'' can refer to [[Mercury (element)|a chemical element]], a [[Mercury (planet)|planet]], a [[Mercury (mythology)|Roman god]], and many other things.
There are three important aspects to disambiguation:
There are three important aspects to disambiguation:
* Naming articles in such a way that each has a unique title. For example, three of the articles dealing with topics ordinarily called "Mercury" are titled [[Mercury (element)]], [[Mercury (planet)]] and [[Mercury (mythology)]].
* Naming articles in such a way that each has a unique title. For example, three of the articles dealing with topics ordinarily called "Mercury" are titled [[Mercury (element)]], [[Mercury (planet)]] and [[Mercury (mythology)]].