Section whose content is typically a list of terms and definitions, usually tagged as one or more two-part lists called <def-list>. Typically part of the back matter of a document.
The model for <glossary> is deliberately broad in order to accommodate glossaries that are tabular, heavily annotated, constructed as a series of notes, or otherwise unusually constructed.
Glossaries are recursive with various levels indicated by containment, not by different names for the embedded glossaries. A typical simple <glossary> may contain only a title and a <def-list>. A more complex <glossary> may be divided into several different lists of terms, each headed by a title that describes the audience for the particular terms. These glossaries inside a glossary are tagged using the <glossary> element rather than a different, explicitly named element such as a <sub-glossary> or <glossary-sec>.
Historical Note: Some older versions of this Tag Set modeled this recursive structure with a differently named interior list (<gloss-group>). The <gloss-group> element can be translated directly to a <glossary>.
Historical Note: This element (<glossary>) was significantly remodeled from previous versions of this Tag Set. The current NISO JATS values are backwards compatible with the last NLM version, but not with earlier versions. Specifically, in prior versions, some of the function of the <glossary> element was handled via the <gloss-group> element, which no longer exists.
<!ELEMENT glossary %glossary-model; >
(title?, (p)*, def-list*, glossary*)
The following, in order:
<article dtd-version="1.1d1">
...
<back>
<glossary>
<title>Glossary Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations</title>
<glossary>
<title>Abbreviations</title>
<def-list>
<def-item>
<term id="G15">F</term>
<def><p>female</p></def>
</def-item>
<def-item>
<term id="G29">gnty</term>
<def><p>genotype</p></def>
</def-item>
<def-item>
<term id="G43">M</term>
<def><p>male</p></def>
</def-item>
</def-list>
</glossary>
<glossary>
<title>Acronyms</title>
<def-list>
<def-item>
<term id="G62">NIH</term>
<def><p>National Institutes of
Health</p></def>
</def-item>
<def-item>
<term id="G12">XML</term>
<def><p>Extensible Markup Language</p></def>
</def-item>
</def-list>
</glossary>
<glossary>
<title>Virology Terms and Phrases</title>
<def-list>
<def-item>
<term id="G71">HBV</term>
<def><p>hepatitis B virus</p></def>
</def-item>
<def-item>
<term id="G33">HBsAg</term>
<def><p>hepatitis B surface antigen</p></def>
</def-item>
</def-list>
</glossary>
</glossary>
...
<ref-list>...</ref-list>
</back>
</article>
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