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<term> Definition List: Term
Word, phrase, graphic, chemical structure, equation, or other noun that is being defined
or described.
This element is typically used in conjunction with a definition in a definition list
(two-part list). The term occupies the first column of the two-part list and is the
subject of the definition or description, which occupies the second column.
Usage/Remarks
Vocabulary Attribute Best Practice
If the content of the <term> element is a term from a controlled vocabulary (ontology, taxonomy, term-list, vocabulary,
industry glossary, or other known source), the vocabulary attributes should be used
to record that source. This source can be a formal ontology or an informal field of
study (such as “chemistry”). Four attributes are used in this Tag Set to identify terms from such a controlled
or an uncontrolled vocabulary:
vocab
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Name of the controlled or uncontrolled vocabulary, taxonomy, ontology, index, database,
or similar that is the source of the term. For example, for a subject term, a value
might be the IPC Codes (“ipc”) or MESH headings
(“mesh”). For an uncontrolled term, the value might be
an area of study such as “medical-devices” or merely the word “uncontrolled”.
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vocab-identifier
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Unique identifier of the vocabulary, such as (but not limited to) a URI or DOI. For
example, for Dublin Core (DCC), the identifier may be “http://dublincore.org/documents/2012/06/14/dces/”.
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vocab-term
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The content of the element is the display version of the vocabulary or taxonomic term.
The @vocab-term attribute holds the canonical version of the same term, as it appears in the vocabulary.
For example, if the attribute value is “digitized-vor”, the element might contain the display text “Digitized Version of Record”.
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vocab-term-identifier
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Unique identifier of the term within a specific vocabulary, such as (but not limited
to) an item number, a URI, DOI, etc.
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Attributes
Multi-lang Attributes
Models and Context
May be contained in
Description
Any combination of:
- Text, numbers, or special characters
- Linking Elements
- Related Material Elements
- <hr> Horizontal Rule
- Emphasis Elements
- <bold> Bold
- <fixed-case> Fixed Case
- <italic> Italic
- <monospace> Monospace Text (Typewriter Text)
- <overline> Overline
- <overline-start> Overline Start
- <overline-end> Overline End
- <roman> Roman
- <sans-serif> Sans Serif
- <sc> Small Caps
- <strike> Strike Through
- <underline> Underline
- <underline-start> Underline Start
- <underline-end> Underline End
- <ruby> Ruby Annotation Wrapper
- <alternatives> Alternatives For Processing
- Inline Display Elements
- Inline Math Elements
- Math Elements
- Other Inline Elements
- Internal Linking Elements
- Baseline Change Elements
- <x> X - Generated Text and Punctuation
- <disp-formula> Formula, Display
- <disp-formula-group> Formula, Display Group
- <chem-struct-wrap> Chemical Structure Wrapper
- <array> Array (Simple Tabulation)
- <code> Code
- <graphic> Graphic
- <media> Media Object
- <preformat> Preformatted Text
Content Model
<!ELEMENT term (#PCDATA %term-elements;)* >
Expanded Content Model
(#PCDATA | email | ext-link | uri | inline-supplementary-material | related-article | related-object | hr | bold | fixed-case | italic | monospace | overline | overline-start | overline-end | roman | sans-serif | sc | strike | underline | underline-start | underline-end | ruby | alternatives | inline-graphic | inline-media | private-char | chem-struct | inline-formula | tex-math | mml:math | abbrev | index-term | index-term-range-end | milestone-end | milestone-start | named-content | styled-content | fn | target | xref | sub | sup | x | disp-formula | disp-formula-group | chem-struct-wrap | array | code | graphic | media | preformat)*
Tagged Samples
Terms and definitions
... <glossary> <def-list> <title>ABBREVIATIONS</title> <term-head>Abbreviation</term-head> <def-head>Expansion</def-head> <def-item> <term id="G1">PAP I</term> <def><p>poly(A)polymerase I</p></def> </def-item> <def-item> <term id="G2">PNPase</term> <def><p>polynucleotide phosphorylase</p></def> </def-item> </def-list> </glossary> ...
Part of an index term
... <p>However, the First Amendment does not bar the issuance or execution of a warrant to search a newsroom<index-term><term>Newspapers</term> <see-also><index-term><term>Speech and press</term> </index-term></see-also></index-term> to obtain photographs of demonstrators who had injured several policemen, although the Court appeared ...</p> ...