DITA terminology, notation, and conventions The DITA specification uses specific notation and terms to define the components of the DITA standard. Normative and non-normative informationThe DITA specification contains normative and non-normative information.NotationCertain conventions are used throughout the specification to identify attributes and elements.Basic DITA terminologyCertain terminology is used for basic DITA components.Specialization terminologyCertain terminology is used to discuss DITA specialization.DITA module terminologyCertain terminology is used to discuss DITA modules.Linking and addressing terminologyCertain terminology is used for discussing linking and addressing.Key terminologyCertain terminology is used to discuss keys.Map terminologyCertain terminology is used for DITA maps.Other terminologyFile extensionsDITA uses certain file extensions for topics, maps, and conditional processing profiles.