| DocBook: The Definitive Guide 2.0.17 (Alpha)

# Part II. Reference

Table of Contents

I. DocBook Element Reference
  abbrev - An abbreviation, especially one followed by a period
  abstract - A summary
  accel - A graphical user interface (GUI) keyboard shortcut
  ackno - Acknowledgements in an Article
  acronym - An often pronounceable word made from the initial (or selected) letters of a name or phrase
  action - A response to a user event
  address - A real-world address, generally a postal address
  affiliation - The institutional affiliation of an individual
  alt - Text representation for a graphical element
  anchor - A spot in the document
  answer - An answer to a question posed in a QandASet
  appendix - An appendix in a Book or Article
  appendixinfo - Meta-information for an Appendix
  application - The name of a software program
  area - A region defined for a Callout in a graphic or code example
  areaset - A set of related areas in a graphic or code example
  areaspec - A collection of regions in a graphic or code example
  arg - An argument in a CmdSynopsis
  article - An article
  articleinfo - Meta-information for an Article
  artpagenums - The page numbers of an article as published
  attribution - The source of a block quote or epigraph
  audiodata - Pointer to external audio data
  audioobject - A wrapper for audio data and its associated meta-information
  author - The name of an individual author
  authorblurb - A short description or note about an author
  authorgroup - Wrapper for author information when a document has multiple authors or collabarators
  authorinitials - The initials or other short identifier for an author
  beginpage - The location of a page break in a print version of the document
  bibliocoverage - The spatial or temporal coverage of a document
  bibliodiv - A section of a Bibliography
  biblioentry - An entry in a Bibliography
  bibliography - A bibliography
  bibliographyinfo - Meta-information for a Bibliography
  biblioid - An identifier for a document
  bibliolist - A wrapper for a set of bibliography entries
  bibliomisc - Untyped bibliographic information
  bibliomixed - An entry in a Bibliography
  bibliomset - A cooked container for related bibliographic information
  biblioref - A cross reference to a bibliographic entry
  bibliorelation - The relationship of a document to another
  biblioset - A raw container for related bibliographic information
  bibliosource - The source of a document
  blockinfo - Meta-information for a block element
  blockquote - A quotation set off from the main text
  book - A book
  bookinfo - Meta-information for a Book
  bridgehead - A free-floating heading
  callout - A “called out” description of a marked Area
  calloutlist - A list of Callouts
  caption - A caption
  caution - A note of caution
  chapter - A chapter, as of a book
  chapterinfo - Meta-information for a Chapter
  citation - An inline bibliographic reference to another published work
  citebiblioid - A citation of a bibliographic identifier
  citerefentry - A citation to a reference page
  citetitle - The title of a cited work
  city - The name of a city in an address
  classname - The name of a class, in the object-oriented programming sense
  classsynopsis - The syntax summary for a class definition
  classsynopsisinfo - Information supplementing the contents of a ClassSynopsis
  cmdsynopsis - A syntax summary for a software command
  co - The location of a callout embedded in text
  code - An inline code fragment
  col - Specifications for a column in an HTML table
  colgroup - A group of columns in an HTML table
  collab - Identifies a collaborator
  collabname - The name of a collaborator
  colophon - Text at the back of a book describing facts about its production
  colspec - Specifications for a column in a table
  command - The name of an executable program or other software command
  computeroutput - Data, generally text, displayed or presented by a computer
  confdates - The dates of a conference for which a document was written
  confgroup - A wrapper for document meta-information about a conference
  confnum - An identifier, frequently numerical, associated with a conference for which a document was written
  confsponsor - The sponsor of a conference for which a document was written
  conftitle - The title of a conference for which a document was written
  constant - A programming or system constant
  constraint - A constraint in an EBNF production
  constraintdef - The definition of a constraint in an EBNF production
  constructorsynopsis - A syntax summary for a constructor
  contractnum - The contract number of a document
  contractsponsor - The sponsor of a contract
  contrib - A summary of the contributions made to a document by a credited source
  copyright - Copyright information about a document
  coref - A cross reference to a co
  corpauthor - A corporate author, as opposed to an individual
  corpcredit - A corporation or organization credited in a document
  corpname - The name of a corporation
  country - The name of a country
  database - The name of a database, or part of a database
  date - The date of publication or revision of a document
  dedication - A wrapper for the dedication section of a book
  destructorsynopsis - A syntax summary for a destructor
  edition - The name or number of an edition of a document
  editor - The name of the editor of a document
  email - An email address
  emphasis - Emphasized text
  entry - A cell in a table
  entrytbl - A subtable appearing in place of an Entry in a table
  envar - A software environment variable
  epigraph - A short inscription at the beginning of a document or component
  equation - A displayed mathematical equation
  errorcode - An error code
  errorname - An error name
  errortext - An error message.
  errortype - The classification of an error message
  example - A formal example, with a title
  exceptionname - The name of an exception
  fax - A fax number
  fieldsynopsis - The name of a field in a class definition
  figure - A formal figure, generally an illustration, with a title
  filename - The name of a file
  firstname - The first name of a person
  firstterm - The first occurrence of a term
  footnote - A footnote
  footnoteref - A cross reference to a footnote (a footnote mark)
  foreignphrase - A word or phrase in a language other than the primary language of the document
  formalpara - A paragraph with a title
  funcdef - A function (subroutine) name and its return type
  funcparams - Parameters for a function referenced through a function pointer in a synopsis
  funcprototype - The prototype of a function
  funcsynopsis - The syntax summary for a function definition
  funcsynopsisinfo - Information supplementing the FuncDefs of a FuncSynopsis
  function - The name of a function or subroutine, as in a programming language
  glossary - A glossary
  glossaryinfo - Meta-information for a Glossary
  glossdef - A definition in a GlossEntry
  glossdiv - A division in a Glossary
  glossentry - An entry in a Glossary or GlossList
  glosslist - A wrapper for a set of GlossEntrys
  glosssee - A cross-reference from one GlossEntry to another
  glossseealso - A cross-reference from one GlossEntry to another
  glossterm - A glossary term
  graphic - A displayed graphical object (not an inline)
  graphicco - A graphic that contains callout areas
  group - A group of elements in a CmdSynopsis
  guibutton - The text on a button in a GUI
  guiicon - Graphic and/or text appearing as a icon in a GUI
  guilabel - The text of a label in a GUI
  guimenu - The name of a menu in a GUI
  guimenuitem - The name of a terminal menu item in a GUI
  guisubmenu - The name of a submenu in a GUI
  hardware - A physical part of a computer system
  highlights - A summary of the main points of the discussed component
  holder - The name of the individual or organization that holds a copyright
  honorific - The title of a person
  html:form - An HTML form
  imagedata - Pointer to external image data
  imageobject - A wrapper for image data and its associated meta-information
  imageobjectco - A wrapper for an image object with callouts
  important - An admonition set off from the text
  index - An index
  indexdiv - A division in an index
  indexentry - An entry in an index
  indexinfo - Meta-information for an Index
  indexterm - A wrapper for terms to be indexed
  informalequation - A displayed mathematical equation without a title
  informalexample - A displayed example without a title
  informalfigure - A untitled figure
  informaltable - A table without a title
  initializer - The initializer for a FieldSynopsis
  inlineequation - A mathematical equation or expression occurring inline
  inlinegraphic - An object containing or pointing to graphical data that will be rendered inline
  inlinemediaobject - An inline media object (video, audio, image, and so on)
  interface - An element of a GUI
  interfacename - The name of an interface
  invpartnumber - An inventory part number
  isbn - The International Standard Book Number of a document
  issn - The International Standard Serial Number of a periodical
  issuenum - The number of an issue of a journal
  itemizedlist - A list in which each entry is marked with a bullet or other dingbat
  itermset - A set of index terms in the meta-information of a document
  jobtitle - The title of an individual in an organization
  keycap - The text printed on a key on a keyboard
  keycode - The internal, frequently numeric, identifier for a key on a keyboard
  keycombo - A combination of input actions
  keysym - The symbolic name of a key on a keyboard
  keyword - One of a set of keywords describing the content of a document
  keywordset - A set of keywords describing the content of a document
  label - A label on a Question or Answer
  legalnotice - A statement of legal obligations or requirements
  lhs - The left-hand side of an EBNF production
  lineage - The portion of a person's name indicating a relationship to ancestors
  lineannotation - A comment on a line in a verbatim listing
  link - A hypertext link
  listitem - A wrapper for the elements of a list item
  literal - Inline text that is some literal value
  literallayout - A block of text in which line breaks and white space are to be reproduced faithfully
  lot - A list of the titles of formal objects (as tables or figures) in a document
  lotentry - An entry in a list of titles
  manvolnum - A reference volume number
  markup - A string of formatting markup in text that is to be represented literally
  mathphrase - A mathematical phrase, an expression that can be represented with ordinary text and a small amount of markup
  medialabel - A name that identifies the physical medium on which some information resides
  mediaobject - A displayed media object (video, audio, image, etc.)
  mediaobjectco - A media object that contains callouts
  member - An element of a simple list
  menuchoice - A selection or series of selections from a menu
  methodname - The name of a method
  methodparam - Parameters to a method
  methodsynopsis - A syntax summary for a method
  mml:math - A MathML equation
  modespec - Application-specific information necessary for the completion of an OLink
  modifier - Modifiers in a synopsis
  mousebutton - The conventional name of a mouse button
  msg - A message in a message set
  msgaud - The audience to which a message in a message set is relevant
  msgentry - A wrapper for an entry in a message set
  msgexplan - Explanatory material relating to a message in a message set
  msginfo - Information about a message in a message set
  msglevel - The level of importance or severity of a message in a message set
  msgmain - The primary component of a message in a message set
  msgorig - The origin of a message in a message set
  msgrel - A related component of a message in a message set
  msgset - A detailed set of messages, usually error messages
  msgsub - A subcomponent of a message in a message set
  msgtext - The actual text of a message component in a message set
  nonterminal - A non-terminal in an EBNF production
  note - A message set off from the text
  objectinfo - Meta-information for an object
  olink - A link that addresses its target indirectly, through an entity
  ooclass - A class in an object-oriented programming language
  ooexception - An exception in an object-oriented programming language
  oointerface - An interface in an object-oriented programming language
  option - An option for a software command
  optional - Optional information
  orderedlist - A list in which each entry is marked with a sequentially incremented label
  orgdiv - A division of an organization
  orgname - The name of an organization other than a corporation
  otheraddr - Uncategorized information in address
  othercredit - A person or entity, other than an author or editor, credited in a document
  othername - A component of a persons name that is not a first name, surname, or lineage
  package - A package
  pagenums - The numbers of the pages in a book, for use in a bibliographic entry
  para - A paragraph
  paramdef - Information about a function parameter in a programming language
  parameter - A value or a symbolic reference to a value
  part - A division in a book
  partinfo - Meta-information for a Part
  partintro - An introduction to the contents of a part
  personblurb - A short description or note about a person
  personname - The personal name of an individual
  phone - A telephone number
  phrase - A span of text
  pob - A post office box in an address
  postcode - A postal code in an address
  preface - Introductory matter preceding the first chapter of a book
  prefaceinfo - Meta-information for a Preface
  primary - The primary word or phrase under which an index term should be sorted
  primaryie - A primary term in an index entry, not in the text
  printhistory - The printing history of a document
  procedure - A list of operations to be performed in a well-defined sequence
  production - A production in a set of EBNF productions
  productionrecap - A cross-reference to an EBNF production
  productionset - A set of EBNF productions
  productname - The formal name of a product
  productnumber - A number assigned to a product
  programlisting - A literal listing of all or part of a program
  programlistingco - A program listing with associated areas used in callouts
  prompt - A character or string indicating the start of an input field in a computer display
  property - A unit of data associated with some part of a computer system
  pubdate - The date of publication of a document
  publisher - The publisher of a document
  publishername - The name of the publisher of a document
  pubsnumber - A number assigned to a publication other than an ISBN or ISSN or inventory part number
  qandadiv - A titled division in a QandASet
  qandaentry - A question/answer set within a QandASet
  qandaset - A question-and-answer set
  question - A question in a QandASet
  quote - An inline quotation
  refclass - The scope or other indication of applicability of a reference entry
  refdescriptor - A description of the topic of a reference page
  refentry - A reference page (originally a UNIX man-style reference page)
  refentryinfo - Meta-information for a Refentry
  refentrytitle - The title of a reference page
  reference - A collection of reference entries
  referenceinfo - Meta-information for a Reference
  refmeta - Meta-information for a reference entry
  refmiscinfo - Meta-information for a reference entry other than the title and volume number
  refname - The name of (one of) the subject(s) of a reference page
  refnamediv - The name, purpose, and classification of a reference page
  refpurpose - A short (one sentence) synopsis of the topic of a reference page
  refsect1 - A major subsection of a reference entry
  refsect1info - Meta-information for a RefSect1
  refsect2 - A subsection of a RefSect1
  refsect2info - Meta-information for a RefSect2
  refsect3 - A subsection of a RefSect2
  refsect3info - Meta-information for a RefSect3
  refsection - A recursive section in a refentry
  refsectioninfo - Meta-information for a refsection
  refsynopsisdiv - A syntactic synopsis of the subject of the reference page
  refsynopsisdivinfo - Meta-information for a RefSynopsisDiv
  releaseinfo - Information about a particular release of a document
  remark - A remark (or comment) intended for presentation in a draft manuscript
  replaceable - Content that may or must be replaced by the user
  returnvalue - The value returned by a function
  revdescription - A extended description of a revision to a document
  revhistory - A history of the revisions to a document
  revision - An entry describing a single revision in the history of the revisions to a document
  revnumber - A document revision number
  revremark - A description of a revision to a document
  rhs - The right-hand side of an EBNF production
  row - A row in a table
  sbr - An explicit line break in a command synopsis
  screen - Text that a user sees or might see on a computer screen
  screenco - A screen with associated areas used in callouts
  screeninfo - Information about how a screen shot was produced
  screenshot - A representation of what the user sees or might see on a computer screen
  secondary - A secondary word or phrase in an index term
  secondaryie - A secondary term in an index entry, rather than in the text
  sect1 - A top-level section of document
  sect1info - Meta-information for a Sect1
  sect2 - A subsection within a Sect1
  sect2info - Meta-information for a Sect2
  sect3 - A subsection within a Sect2
  sect3info - Meta-information for a Sect3
  sect4 - A subsection within a Sect3
  sect4info - Meta-information for a Sect4
  sect5 - A subsection within a Sect4
  sect5info - Meta-information for a Sect5
  section - A recursive section
  sectioninfo - Meta-information for a recursive section
  see - Part of an index term directing the reader instead to another entry in the index
  seealso - Part of an index term directing the reader also to another entry in the index
  seealsoie - A See also entry in an index, rather than in the text
  seeie - A See entry in an index, rather than in the text
  seg - An element of a list item in a segmented list
  seglistitem - A list item in a segmented list
  segmentedlist - A segmented list, a list of sets of elements
  segtitle - The title of an element of a list item in a segmented list
  seriesvolnums - Numbers of the volumes in a series of books
  set - A collection of books
  setindex - An index to a set of books
  setindexinfo - Meta-information for a SetIndex
  setinfo - Meta-information for a Set
  sgmltag - A component of SGML markup
  shortaffil - A brief description of an affiliation
  shortcut - A key combination for an action that is also accessible through a menu
  sidebar - A portion of a document that is isolated from the main narrative flow
  sidebarinfo - Meta-information for a Sidebar
  simpara - A paragraph that contains only text and inline markup, no block elements
  simplelist - An undecorated list of single words or short phrases
  simplemsgentry - A wrapper for a simpler entry in a message set
  simplesect - A section of a document with no subdivisions
  spanspec - Formatting information for a spanned column in a table
  state - A state or province in an address
  step - A unit of action in a procedure
  stepalternatives - Alternative steps in a procedure
  street - A street address in an address
  structfield - A field in a structure (in the programming language sense)
  structname - The name of a structure (in the programming language sense)
  subject - One of a group of terms describing the subject matter of a document
  subjectset - A set of terms describing the subject matter of a document
  subjectterm - A term in a group of terms describing the subject matter of a document
  subscript - A subscript (as in H2O, the molecular formula for water)
  substeps - A wrapper for steps that occur within steps in a procedure
  subtitle - The subtitle of a document
  superscript - A superscript (as in x2, the mathematical notation for x multiplied by itself)
  surname - A family name; in western cultures the last name
  svg:svg - An SVG graphic
  symbol - A name that is replaced by a value before processing
  synopfragment - A portion of a CmdSynopsis broken out from the main body of the synopsis
  synopfragmentref - A reference to a fragment of a command synopsis
  synopsis - A general-purpose element for representing the syntax of commands or functions
  systemitem - A system-related item or term
  table - A formal table in a document
  task - A task to be completed
  taskprerequisites - The prerequisites for a task
  taskrelated - Information related to a task
  tasksummary - A summary of a task
  tbody - A wrapper for the rows of a table or informal table
  td - A table entry in an HTML table
  term - The word or phrase being defined or described in a variable list
  termdef - An inline term definition
  tertiary - A tertiary word or phrase in an index term
  tertiaryie - A tertiary term in an index entry, rather than in the text
  textdata - Pointer to external text data
  textobject - A wrapper for a text description of an object and its associated meta-information
  tfoot - A table footer consisting of one or more rows
  tgroup - A wrapper for the main content of a table, or part of a table
  th - A table header entry in an HTML table
  thead - A table header consisting of one or more rows
  tip - A suggestion to the user, set off from the text
  title - The text of the title of a section of a document or of a formal block-level element
  titleabbrev - The abbreviation of a Title
  toc - A table of contents
  tocback - An entry in a table of contents for a back matter component
  tocchap - An entry in a table of contents for a component in the body of a document
  tocentry - A component title in a table of contents
  tocfront - An entry in a table of contents for a front matter component
  toclevel1 - A top-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component
  toclevel2 - A second-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component
  toclevel3 - A third-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component
  toclevel4 - A fourth-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component
  toclevel5 - A fifth-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component
  tocpart - An entry in a table of contents for a part of a book
  token - A unit of information
  tr - A row in an HTML table
  trademark - A trademark
  type - The classification of a value
  ulink - A link that addresses its target by means of a URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
  uri - A Uniform Resource Identifier
  userinput - Data entered by the user
  varargs - An empty element in a function synopsis indicating a variable number of arguments
  variablelist - A list in which each entry is composed of a set of one or more terms and an associated description
  varlistentry - A wrapper for a set of terms and the associated description in a variable list
  varname - The name of a variable
  videodata - Pointer to external video data
  videoobject - A wrapper for video data and its associated meta-information
  void - An empty element in a function synopsis indicating that the function in question takes no arguments
  volumenum - The volume number of a document in a set (as of books in a set or articles in a journal)
  warning - An admonition set off from the text
  wordasword - A word meant specifically as a word and not representing anything else
  xref - A cross reference to another part of the document
  year - The year of publication of a document
II. DocBook Parameter Entity Reference
  `%*.attlist;` Parameter Entities - Control individual attribute list declarations
  `%*.attrib;` Parameter Entities - Define attributes on selected elements
  `%*.attval;` Parameter Entities - Define attribute values
  CALS Table Model Parameter Entities - Parameter entities which control the CALS Table Model
  `%*.class;` Parameter Entities - Parameter entities which define the DocBook classes
  Content Model Parameter Entities - Control groups of element definitions
  Content Module Parameter Entities - Control groups of element definitions
  Common Attribute Parameter Entities - Parameter entities which define the common attributes
  DocBook Content Parameter Entities - Specify content of selected elements
  `%db*;` Parameter Entities - Control inclusion of DocBook modules
  `%*.element;` Parameter Entities - Control individual element declarations
  `%*.exclusion;` Parameter Entities - Control SGML exclusions
  `%*.hook;` Parameter Entities - Control access to additional modules
  `%*.inclusion;` Parameter Entities - Control SGML inclusions
  `%iso*;` Parameter Entities - Parameter entities which control ISO Entity Sets
  `%local.*.attrib;` Parameter Entities - Allow attribute extension
  `%local.*.class;` Parameter Entities - Allow class extension
  `%local.*.mix;` Parameter Entities - Allow mixture extension
  `%*.mix;` Parameter Entities - Parameter entities which define the DocBook mixtures
  `%*.module;` Parameter Entities - Control element definitions
  `%*.role.attrib;` Parameter Entities - Parameter entities which control definition of role attributes
III. DocBook Character Entity Reference
  Added Math Symbols: Arrow Relations Character Entities (%isoamsa;) - Added Math Symbols: Arrow Relations Character Entities
  Added Math Symbols: Binary Operators Character Entities (%isoamsb;) - Added Math Symbols: Binary Operators Character Entities
  Added Math Symbols: Delimiters Character Entities (%isoamsc;) - Added Math Symbols: Delimiters Character Entities
  Added Math Symbols: Negated Relations Character Entities (%isoamsn;) - Added Math Symbols: Negated Relations Character Entities
  Added Math Symbols: Ordinary Character Entities (%isoamso;) - Added Math Symbols: Ordinary Character Entities
  Added Math Symbols: Relations Character Entities (%isoamsr;) - Added Math Symbols: Relations Character Entities
  Box and Line Drawing Character Entities (%isobox;) - Box and Line Drawing Character Entities
  Russian Cyrillic Character Entities (%isocyr1;) - Russian Cyrillic Character Entities
  Non-Russian Cyrillic Character Entities (%isocyr2;) - Non-Russian Cyrillic Character Entities
  Diacritical Marks Character Entities (%isodia;) - Diacritical Marks Character Entities
  Greek Letters Character Entities (%isogrk1;) - Greek Letters Character Entities
  Monotoniko Greek Character Entities (%isogrk2;) - Monotoniko Greek Character Entities
  Greek Symbols Character Entities (%isogrk3;) - Greek Symbols Character Entities
  Alternative Greek Symbols Character Entities (%isogrk4;) - Alternative Greek Symbols Character Entities
  ISO Latin 1 Character Entities (%isolat1;) - ISO Latin 1 Character Entities
  Added Latin 2 Character Entities (%isolat2;) - Added Latin 2 Character Entities
  Numeric and Special Graphic Character Entities (%isonum;) - Numeric and Special Graphic Character Entities
  Publishing Character Entities (%isopub;) - Publishing Character Entities
  General Technical Character Entities (%isotech;) - General Technical Character Entities

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