Name

glossdiv — A division in a glossary

Synopsis

glossdiv ::= ((((title & titleabbrev? & subtitle?), infodb.titleforbidden.info) | info db.titlereq.info), (annotation | bridgehead | remark | revhistory | Indexing inlines | Admonition elements | Formal elements | Graphic elements | Informal elements | List elements | Paragraph elements | Publishing elements | Synopsis elements | Technical elements | Verbatim elements)*, glossentry+)

Attribute synopsis

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Additional attributes:

  • label

  • status

Description

A glossdiv is a section of a glossary. A glossary might be divided into sections in order to group terms, perhaps alphabetically.

A glossary may contain any number of glossentry or glossdiv elements, but it cannot contain a mixture of both at the same level.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

label

Specifies an identifying string for presentation purposes

status

Identifies the editorial or publication status of the element on which it occurs

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