<glossAlt>

The <glossAlt> element contains a variant term for the preferred term. The variant should have the same meaning as the term in the <glossterm> element; the variant is simply another way to refer to the same term. There might be many ways to refer to a term; each variant is placed in its own <glossAlt> element. The <glossUsage> element can be used within <glossAlt> to indicate when use of the alternate term is appropriate.

Note (non-normative):
A list of alternative terms is specific to the language, so the translation of a <glossentry> topic might result in empty elements within a <glossAlt> container.

Content models

See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.

Inheritance

- topic/section concept/section glossentry/glossAlt

Example

This section is non-normative.

See the example in <glossentry>.

Content model

(<glossAbbreviation> | <glossAcronym> | <glossShortForm> | <glossSynonym>)?, <glossStatus>?, <glossProperty>*, <glossUsage>?, <note>*, <glossAlternateFor>*

Contained by

<glossBody>

In order
  1. Optionally one of the following
    • <glossAbbreviation>
    • <glossAcronym>
    • <glossShortForm>
    • <glossSynonym>
  2. Optional <glossStatus>
  3. Zero or more <glossProperty>
  4. Optional <glossUsage>
  5. Zero or more <note>
  6. Zero or more <glossAlternateFor>

Contained by

  • <glossBody>

Inheritance

- topic/section concept/section glossentry/glossAlt

The <glossAlt> element is specialized from <section>. It is defined in the glossentry module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group and outputclass.