keyword
keyword — One of a set of keywords describing the content of a document.
Synopsis
keyword ::=
- text
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
No additional attributes.
Description
A keyword
is a term describing the content of a
document. The keyword applies to the document component that contains
it.
Processing expectations
Keywords are rarely displayed to a reader. Usually, they are reserved for searching and retrieval purposes. If they are displayed, they may be displayed either inline or as a displayed block, depending on context.
Unlike subjectterm
s, which should be drawn
from a controlled vocabulary, keywords may be chosen freely.
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
- any attribute
Any attribute in any other explicit namespace
Parents
These elements contain keyword
: keywordset
.
See Also
Related elements: keywordset
, subject
, subjectset
, subjectterm
.
Examples
See keywordset
for an example that uses this element.