DocBook Publishers: The Definitive Guide (Version 1.2.1 for DocBook 5.1)
subjectterm
subjectterm — A term in a group of terms describing the subject matter of a document.
Description
A subjectterm is an individual subject word or
phrase that describes the subject matter of a document or the portion of
a document in which it occurs.
Subject terms are not expected to contain any markup. They are external descriptions from a controlled vocabulary.
Processing expectations
May be formatted inline or as a displayed block, depending on context. Subject terms are rarely displayed to a reader. Usually, they are reserved for searching and retrieval purposes.
Parents
These elements contain subjectterm: subject.