Name

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

Synopsis

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

Description

A 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

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

See Also

revdescription, revhistory, revnumber, revremark

Examples

See revhistory for an example that uses this element.

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