subjectterm
subjectterm — A term in a group of terms describing the subject matter of a document.
Synopsis
subjectterm ::=
- text
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
No additional attributes.
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.
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
- any attribute
Any attribute in any other explicit namespace
Parents
These elements contain subjectterm: subject.
See Also
Related elements: keyword, keywordset, subject, subjectset.