<def-item>

Definition List: Definition Item

Definition

One entry in a two-part list. The entry holds a term and one or more of the definitions/descriptions of that term.

Attribute

id 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-item     %def-item-model;                             >

Description

The following, in order:

This element may be contained in:

<def-list> Definition List

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

list.ent