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[name] maxlength [default] 255 [description] 
This is a limit to the maximum allowed size of a value. It may be useful, for example, as a very simple validation check. Also it may confuse users to be allowed to type in 255 characters in a "postcode/zipcode" field.
Category:EPrints Metadata Fields - Eprints Documentation
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