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Line 5: '''Day–month–year''' (DMY) format—e.g., {{xt\|{{#time:j F Y}}}} or {{xt\|{{#time:j M Y}}}}; '''Month–day–year''' (MDY) format—e.g., {{xt\|{{#time:F j, Y}}}} or {{xt\|{{#time:M j, Y}}}}; *'''Year–month–day''' (YMD) format—e.g., {{xt\|{{#time:Y-m-d}}}} — also called the "all-numeric" format; used only in places where space is limited such as references and some tables and infoboxes, but not in article text proper. It is also ~~useful~~preferable in sortable tables to sort items chronologically, since the two other formats may do it incorrectly. Which format should be used in a particular situation is controlled by the (somewhat confusing) interaction between three sub-provisions of MOS:DATEFORMAT. The priority among these provisions can be summarised as follows:

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