term
term — The word or phrase being defined or described in a variable list.
Synopsis
- Zero or more of:
- text
- Bibliography inlines
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- Error inlines
- Graphic inlines
- GUI inlines
- Indexing inlines
- Keyboard inlines
- Linking inlines
- Markup inlines
- Math inlines
- Object-oriented programming inlines
- Operating system inlines
- Product inlines
- Programming inlines
- Publishing inlines
- Technical inlines
- Ubiquitous inlines
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Attributes
Description
The term in a varlistentry
identifies the thing that is described or defined by that entry.
Processing expectations
Formatted as a displayed block. A term is
usually formatted to make it stand out with respect to the text that
follows. The best presentation depends on several factors, including
the number and length of the terms. The termlength attribute on the containing
variablelist may influence the presentation of
terms. See variablelist.
Parents
These elements contain term: varlistentry.
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