The <glossAlt> element contains a variant term for the preferred term. The variant should have the same meaning as the term in the <glossterm> element; the variant is simply another way to refer to the same term. There may be many ways to refer to a term; each variant is placed in its own <glossAlt> element. The <glossUsage> element may be used within <glossAlt> to indicate when use of the alternate term is appropriate.
Any list of alternative terms is, of course, specific to the language, so translation of a glossentry topic may result in empty elements within a <glossAlt> container.
( (glossAbbreviation or glossAcronym or glossShortForm or glossSynonym) (optional) then (glossStatus) (optional) then (glossProperty) (any number) then (glossUsage) (optional) then (note or hazardstatement) (any number) then (glossAlternateFor) (any number) ) |
- topic/section concept/section glossentry/glossAlt
The glossary term "USB flash drive" with additional information
<glossentry id="usbfd"> <glossterm>USB flash drive</glossterm> <glossdef>A small portable drive.</glossdef> <glossBody> <glossPartOfSpeech value="noun"/> <glossUsage>Do not provide in upper case (as in "USB Flash Drive") because that suggests a trademark.</glossUsage> <glossAlt> <glossAcronym>UFD</glossAcronym> <glossUsage>Explain the acronym on first occurrence.</glossUsage> </glossAlt> <glossAlt id="memoryStick"> <glossSynonym>memory stick</glossSynonym> <glossUsage>This is a colloquial term.</glossUsage> </glossAlt> <glossAlt> <glossAbbreviation>stick</glossAbbreviation> <glossStatus value="prohibited"/> <glossUsage>This is too colloquial.</glossUsage> <glossAlternateFor href="#usbfd/memoryStick"/> </glossAlt> <glossAlt> <glossAbbreviation>flash</glossAbbreviation> <glossStatus value="prohibited"/> <glossUsage>This short form is ambiguous.</glossUsage> </glossAlt> </glossBody> </glossentry>
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) |
A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.3 univ-atts attribute group |
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A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.2 global-atts attribute group |
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Common attributes described in 3.4.1.9 Other common DITA attributes |