Key terminology
Certain terminology is used to discuss keys.
- resource
- For the purposes of keys and key resolution, one of the following:
- An object addressed by URI
- Metadata specified on a resource, such as a
@scopeor@formatattribute - Text or metadata located within a
<topicmeta>element
- key
- A name for a resource. See Using keys for addressing for more information.
- key definition
- A
<topicref>element that binds one or more key names to zero or more resources. - key reference
- An attribute that references a key, such as
@keyrefor@conkeyref. - key space
- A list of key definitions that are used to resolve key references.
- effective key definition
- The definition for a key within a key space that is used to resolve references to that key. A key might have multiple definitions within a key space, but only one of those definitions is effective.
- key scope
- A map or section of a map that defines its own key space and serves as the resolution context for its key references.