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title: "Articles"
description: "Articles define a noun as either specific or unspecific. Articles help us separate new vs. old information, specific vs. general information, and they help us understand whether we are talking about many vs. all vs. one."
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# Articles

Articles define a noun as either specific or unspecific. Articles help us separate new vs. old information, specific vs. general information, and they help us understand whether we are talking about many vs. all vs. one.

If a noun is countable, you must always use an article.

::: note

For [reference topics](reference_topic.md) in Veeam technical documentation, we use slightly different rules from those defined in this section. However, these rules apply only to articles used in descriptions of parameters and properties. For more information, see [PowerShell Cmdlet Reference](ps_cmdlet.md#parameters) and [REST API Reference](rest_api_properties.md).

:::


## In This Section

- [Indefinite Article](indefinite_article.md)
- [Definite Article](definite_article.md)
- [Zero Article](zero_article.md)