<def>

Definition List: Definition

Definition

Used in two senses:

  1. As the definition, description, or other explanation of a word, phrase, or picture in a two-part list, which is called a definition list. (The <def> element is part of a <term>/<def> pair within a <def-item>.); and
  2. As the definition or expansion of an abbreviation or acronym <abbrev> within an <abbrev> element.

Remarks

The term <term> part of an item in a two-part (definition) list may be a term, a word, a phrase, a picture or icon, an equation, a variable, or anything else that is to be explained. The definition <def> part of an item in a two-part (definition) list need not be a “definition” in the strict dictionary sense of that word. Such a definition could be a discussion, explanation, expansion, or just a few words that tell the reader about the <term>. When a <def-list> is within a <glossary> element, the definitions are assumed to be real definitions.

Attributes

id Identifier
rid Reference to an Identifier

Related Elements

A <def-list> may have a <title> naming the entire list, followed by optional headings for terms and their definitions. <term-head> contains the heading over the first (term) column, and <def-head> contains the heading for the second (definition) column; neither serves as a container element for terms or definitions. Individual <term>s and their <def>s are paired in <def-item>s.

Model Information

Content Model

<!ELEMENT  def          %def-model;                                  >

Description

Any one of:

This element may be contained in:

<abbrev> Abbreviation or Acronym; <def-item> Definition List: Definition Item

Tagged Example


...
<back>
<glossary id="bid.1237">
<title>Glossary</title>
<def-list>
<def-item>
<term id="bid.1238">3-D or 3D</term>
<def>
<p>Three-dimensional.</p>
</def>
</def-item>
<def-item>
<term id="bid.1722">Accession number</term>
<def>
<p>An Accession number is a unique identifier given 
to a sequence when it is submitted to one of the DNA 
repositories (GenBank, EMBL, DDBJ). The initial 
deposition of a sequence record is referred to as 
version 1. If the sequence is updated, the version 
number is incremented, but the Accession number will 
remain constant.</p>
</def>
</def-item>
...
</def-list>
</glossary>
</back>
...

Module

common.ent