"NPOV" meaning in English

See NPOV in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛn.piː.əʊ.viː/ [UK]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} NPOV
  1. (Wikimedia jargon) Initialism of neutral point of view - the guideline of all Wikipedia and Wiktionary articles. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: neutral point of view (extra: the guideline of all Wikipedia and Wiktionary articles) Categories (topical): Wikimedia
    Sense id: en-NPOV-en-noun-ZxmRZ0wK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "Near-synonyms: point-of-viewlessness; eticness"
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          "ref": "2007, Juha Suoranta, Tere Vadén, “From Social to Socialist Media: The Critical Potential of the Wikiworld”, in Peter McLaren, Joe L. Kincheloe, editors, Critical Pedagogy: Where Are We Now?, Peter Lang, section 147:",
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          "text": "Similarly, it is also important to understand the fundamental operation of NPOV in full detail: contrary to the synthesis commonly required for the coverage of topics in conventional encyclopedias, NPOV does not require the establishment of a universally accepted consensus description of the topic at hand—a kind of graveyard peace between opposing factions, achieved through arrival at a compromise which satisfies no one and omits any controversial points not acceptable to one of the participants.",
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