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<tbx:term> Term (TBX)
The <tbx:term> element encloses one representation of a concept by a sign which denotes it. This
sign can be a textual “term”, a symbol, or a graphic. In glossaries and other terminology
resources, designations are primarily “terms”, which is why the element <tbx:term> is used for all three types.
Usage/Remarks
Multiple Terms
The <tbx:term> element is repeatable within the term entry, as an entry can contain multiple designations,
which are thus synonyms. Since it is extremely important that each <tbx:term> element encloses only one term, each term should be inside its own <tbx:tig> element. That is, do not include two terms in the same <tbx:term> element.
The following is an incorrect example because it contains both term: “access control
list” and “ACL”.
BAD EXAMPLE <tbx:term>access control list (ACL)</tbx:term> BAD EXAMPLE
Attributes
The @id attribute provides a unique inside-the-document identifier for the term.
This ID can be used for cross-referencing purposes, e.g., such as to allow a <tbx:crossReference> from another entry to point to this term, using its @target attribute to hold the @id of this term.
The language of the term is inherited from the @xml:lang attribute value on the parent <tbx:langSet> element.
Models and Context
May be contained in
Model Description
Any combination of:
- Text, numbers, or special characters
- <disp-formula> Formula, Display
- <disp-formula-group> Formula, Display Group
- <chem-struct> Chemical Structure (Display)
- <inline-formula> Formula, Inline
- <mml:math> Math (MathML Tag Set)
- Emphasis Elements
- Baseline Change Elements
- Lists
- <fn> Footnote
- <target> Target of an Internal Link
- <xref> X(cross) Reference
- Citation Elements
- <break> Line Break
- <named-content> Named Special (Subject) Content
- <styled-content> Styled Special (Subject) Content
- Paragraph-level Display Elements
- <address> Address/Contact Information
- <array> Array (Simple Tabular Array)
- <boxed-text> Boxed Text
- <chem-struct-wrap> Chemical Structure Wrapper
- <code> Code Text
- <fig> Figure
- <fig-group> Figure Group
- <graphic> Graphic
- <media> Media Object
- <preformat> Preformatted Text
- <supplementary-material> Supplementary Material
- <table-wrap> Table Wrapper
- <table-wrap-group> Table Wrapper Group
- <alternatives> Alternatives For Processing
- Standards Note and Example Elements
- External Linking Elements
- Inline Display Elements
Tagged Sample
Two terms in English
<tbx:termEntry id="ISO10241-1.a22.32"> <tbx:langSet xml:lang="en"> <tbx:definition>reference level for soundings in navigation charts</tbx:definition> <tbx:tig> <tbx:term id="a22.32-1">chart datum</tbx:term> <tbx:partOfSpeech value="noun"/> <tbx:normativeAuthorization value="preferredTerm"/> <tbx:termType value="fullForm"/> </tbx:tig> <tbx:tig> <tbx:term id="a22.32-2">CD</tbx:term> <tbx:partOfSpeech value="noun"/> <tbx:normativeAuthorization value="admittedTerm"/> <tbx:termType value="acronym"/> </tbx:tig> </tbx:langSet> </tbx:termEntry>