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revision

revision — An entry describing a single revision in the history of the revisions to a document

Synopsis​

Content Model​

revision ::=
(revnumber?,date,
(author|authorinitials)*,
(revremark|revdescription)?)

Attributes​

Common attributes

Description​

Revision contains information about a single revision to a document. Revisions are identified by a number and a date. They may also include the initials of the author, and additional remarks.

Processing expectations​

Revisions are often presented in a list or table. In a tabular presentation, each revision most likely forms a row in the table.

Parents​

These elements contain revision: revhistory.

Children​

The following elements occur in revision: author, authorinitials, date, revdescription, revnumber, revremark.

Examples​

For examples, see article, revhistory.