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glossdef

Name

glossdef -- A definition in a GlossEntry

Synopsis

Content Model

glossdef ::=
((calloutlist|glosslist|itemizedlist|orderedlist|segmentedlist|
simplelist|variablelist|literallayout|programlisting|
programlistingco|screen|screenco|screenshot|synopsis|
cmdsynopsis|funcsynopsis|classsynopsis|fieldsynopsis|
constructorsynopsis|destructorsynopsis|methodsynopsis|
formalpara|para|simpara|address|blockquote|graphic|graphicco|
mediaobject|mediaobjectco|informalequation|informalexample|
informalfigure|informaltable|equation|example|figure|table|
remark|indexterm|beginpage)+,
glossseealso*)

Attributes Common attributes

Name

Type

Default

subject CDATA None

Description

A GlossDef contains the description or definition of a GlossTerm.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

Future Changes

The Subject attribute will be renamed Keywords in DocBook V4.0.

Parents

These elements contain glossdef: glossentry.

Children

The following elements occur in glossdef: address, beginpage, blockquote, calloutlist, classsynopsis, cmdsynopsis, constructorsynopsis, destructorsynopsis, equation, example, fieldsynopsis, figure, formalpara, funcsynopsis, glosslist, glossseealso, graphic, graphicco, indexterm, informalequation, informalexample, informalfigure, informaltable, itemizedlist, literallayout, mediaobject, mediaobjectco, methodsynopsis, orderedlist, para, programlisting, programlistingco, remark, screen, screenco, screenshot, segmentedlist, simpara, simplelist, synopsis, table, variablelist.

Attributes

subject: Subject holds a list of keywords for the GlossDef's definition.

See Also

glosssee, glossseealso.

Examples

For examples, see glossary, glosslist.

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