<glossdef>

The <glossdef> element defines the meaning of the term that is specified in the <glossterm> element.

Usage information

If a term has multiple meanings, create a separate <glossentry> topic for each.

Specialization hierarchy

The <glossdef> element is specialized from <abstract>. It is defined in the glossary entry module.

Content model

(Text | <audio> | <dl> | <div> | <example> | <fig> | <image> | <lines> | <lq> | <note> | <object> | <ol> | <p> | <pre> | <simpletable> | <sl> | <table> | <ul> | <video> | <cite> | <include> | <keyword> | <ph> | <q> | <term> | <text> | <tm> | <xref> | <data> | <foreign> | <shortdesc> | <draft-comment> | <fn> | <indexterm> | <required-cleanup>)*

Contained by

<glossentry>

Zero or more of the following
  • Text
  • <audio>
  • <cite>
  • <data>
  • <div>
  • <dl>
  • <draft-comment>
  • <example>
  • <fig>
  • <fn>
  • <foreign>
  • <image>
  • <include>
  • <indexterm>
  • <keyword>
  • <lines>
  • <lq>
  • <note>
  • <object>
  • <ol>
  • <p>
  • <ph>
  • <pre>
  • <q>
  • <required-cleanup>
  • <shortdesc>
  • <simpletable>
  • <sl>
  • <table>
  • <term>
  • <text>
  • <tm>
  • <ul>
  • <video>
  • <xref>

Contained by

Inheritance

- topic/abstract concept/abstract glossentry/glossdef

The <glossdef> element is specialized from <abstract>. It is defined in the glossentry module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.

Example

This section is non-normative.

The following code sample shows the <glossdef> element can be used to define the meaning of the term "raster pattern":

<glossentry id="rasterpattern">
  <glossterm>raster pattern</glossterm>
  <glossdef>A series of picture elements (pels) arranged in scan lines to form
            an image.</glossdef>
</glossentry>