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glossentry

glossentry — An entry in a Glossary or GlossList

Synopsis

Content Model

glossentry ::=
(glossterm,acronym?,abbrev?,
(indexterm)*,
revhistory?,
(glosssee|glossdef+))

Attributes

Common attributes

Name

Type

Default

sortas

CDATA

None

Description

GlossEntry is a wrapper around a glossary term and its definition.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block. Glossary entries are usually formatted to highlight the terms and definitions, frequently in a style similar to VarListEntrys.

Parents

These elements contain glossentry: glossary, glossdiv, glosslist.

Children

The following elements occur in glossentry: abbrev, acronym, glossdef, glosssee, glossterm, indexterm, revhistory.

Attributes

sortas

SortAs specifies the string by which the element's content is to be sorted. If unspecified, the proper content is used.

Examples

For examples, see glossary, glosslist.