Name
varlistentry — A wrapper for a set of terms and the associated description in a variable list
Synopsis
varlistentry ::=
(term
+, listitem
)
Attribute synopsis
Description
A varlistentry
is an entry in a
variablelist
. Each varlistentry
contains one or more term
s and their description or
definition.
Processing expectations
Formatted as a displayed block.
A term
is usually formatted to make it stand
out with respect to the text that follows. The best presentation
depends on several factors, including the number and length of the
terms. See variablelist
.
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