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TFA

In Wikipedia editorial jargon, TFA stands for 'Today's Featured Article' — the article selected to appear prominently on Wikipedia's main page each day as an example of the encyclopedia's best work.

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#1·Apr 28, 2026

In Wikipedia editorial jargon, TFA stands for 'Today's Featured Article' — the article selected to appear prominently on Wikipedia's main page each day as an example of the encyclopedia's best work. Featured Articles have passed a rigorous peer-review process. Within Wikipedia's editing community, TFA is a common shorthand used in talk pages, editor discussions, and coordination threads. Outside of Wikipedia contributor circles, the abbreviation is essentially meaningless.

The article on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake was scheduled as TFA for the anniversary date, prompting a flurry of last-minute edits.
Origin: Initialism of 'Today's Featured Article,' a term specific to English Wikipedia's editorial process. Coined as part of Wikipedia's internal jargon as the Featured Article program developed in the early 2000s. Editorial expansion authored on Slangora.
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#2·Apr 26, 2026

(Wikipedia jargon) in English Wikipedia.

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"TFA" means: in English Wikipedia.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.

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"TFA" means: in English Wikipedia.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

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