A section whose content is typically a list of terms and definitions, usually tagged as one or more two-part lists called Definition Lists <def-list>s. Typically part of the back matter of an article.
Authoring Note: A typical glossary might contain an optional introductory paragraph, followed by a <def-list> or <gloss-group>, where glossary groups are headed sections of glossaries, each of which contains a <def-list>.
<!ELEMENT glossary %glossary-model; >
The following, in order:
<article>
...
<back>
<glossary>
<title>Glossary Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations</title>
<gloss-group>
<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>
</gloss-group>
<gloss-group>
<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>
</gloss-group>
<gloss-group>
<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>
</gloss-group>
</glossary>
...
<ref-list>...</ref-list>
</back>
</article>
backmatter.ent