Glossentry elements

In this section:

1. <glossentry>
   The <glossentry> element defines a single sense of a glossary term. Glossary entries for different term senses can be reused independently of one another.
2. <glossterm>
   The <glossterm> element specifies the preferred term that is associated with a definition of a sense. If the same term has multiple senses, create a separate <glossentry> topic for each sense.
3. <glossdef>
   The <glossdef> element specifies the definition of one sense of a term. If a term has multiple senses, create a separate <glossentry> topic to define each sense.
4. <glossAbbreviation>
   The <glossAbbreviation> element provides an abbreviated form of the term that is contained in a <glossterm> element.
5. <glossAcronym>
   The <glossAcronym> element defines an acronym for the term that is defined in the <glossterm> element.
6. <glossAlt>
   The <glossAlt> element contains a variant term for the preferred term. The variant should have the same meaning as the term in the <glossterm> element; the variant is simply another way to refer to the same term. There might be many ways to refer to a term; each variant is placed in its own <glossAlt> element. The <glossUsage> element can be used within <glossAlt> to indicate when use of the alternate term is appropriate.
7. <glossAlternateFor>
   The <glossAlternateFor> element indicates when a variant term has a relationship to another variant term in addition to the preferred term.
8. <glossBody>
   The <glossBody> element is used to provide details about a glossary term (such as part of speech or additional forms of the term).
9. <glossPartOfSpeech>
   The <glossPartOfSpeech> element identifies the part of speech for the preferred and alternate terms. Alternate terms must have the same part of speech as the preferred term, because all terms in the <glossentry> topic designate the same subject.
10. <glossProperty>
    The <glossProperty> element is a specialization of the <data> element. You can use it to specify additional details about the preferred term or its subject, for example, the gender of a noun.
11. <glossScopeNote>
    The <glossScopeNote> element contains a clarification of the subject that is designated by the <glossterm>, such as examples of included or excluded companies or products. For instance, a scope note for "Linux" might explain that the term doe not apply to UNIX products; it might give examples of Linux products that are included as well as UNIX products that are excluded.
12. <glossShortForm>
    The <glossShortForm> element provides a shorter alternative to the primary term that is specified in the <glossterm> element.
13. <glossStatus>
    The <glossStatus> element identifies the usage status of a preferred or alternate term. If the status isn't specified, the <glossterm> provides a preferred term and an alternate term provides an allowed term.
14. <glossSurfaceForm>
    The <glossSurfaceForm> element specifies an unambiguous presentation of the <glossterm> that might combine multiple forms. The surface form is suitable to introduce the term in new contexts.
15. <glossSymbol>
    The <glossSymbol> element identifies a standard image that is associated with the subject of the <glossterm> element.
16. <glossSynonym>
    The <glossSynonym> element provides a term that is a synonym of the primary value in the <glossterm> element.
17. <glossUsage>
    The <glossUsage> element provides information about the correct use of a term, such as where or how it can be used.