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I have a function:

$\bar{u}:=u[t,x,y,z]$ (1)

How do I prevent it from expanding and substituting in instructions like those following:

$\partial _t {\bar u}$ (2)

Thanks in advance

EDIT: Mathematica expressions as asked:

OverBar[u]:=u[t,x,y,z]

D[ OverBar[u] , t]
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    $\begingroup$ Please include Mathematica code, not latex expressions. Have you looked at Hold, HoldForm and related functions or Defer? $\endgroup$
    – rm -rf ♦
    Commented Sep 14, 2012 at 7:39
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    $\begingroup$ I think this question needs more context. $\endgroup$
    – Mr.Wizard
    Commented Sep 14, 2012 at 7:50

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If you would like to display the expression without evaluation use HoldForm

HoldForm@D[OverBar[u], t]
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