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<pubdate>$Date$</pubdate>
<releaseinfo>$Revision$</releaseinfo>
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<indexterm><primary>elements</primary>
<secondary>glossdef</secondary></indexterm>
<refentrytitle>glossdef</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>Element</refmiscinfo>
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<refname>glossdef</refname>
<refpurpose>&glossdef.purpose;</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

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<refsect1 condition='ref.description'><title>Description</title>

<para>
A <sgmltag>GlossDef</sgmltag> contains the description or definition of
a <sgmltag>GlossTerm</sgmltag>.
</para>

<refsect2><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>
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</para>
</refsect2>

<refsect2 role='fu' revision="4.0"><title>&FutureChanges;</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>DocBook DTD</primary><secondary>Changes for <acronym>V4.0</acronym></secondary>
</indexterm>
The <sgmltag class='attribute'>Subject</sgmltag> attribute will be renamed 
<sgmltag class='attribute'>Keywords</sgmltag> in DocBook <acronym>V4.0</acronym>.
</para>
</refsect2>



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&glossdef.children.gen;
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<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.attrdesc'><title>Attributes</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>subject</term>
<listitem>
<para>
<sgmltag class='attribute'>Subject</sgmltag> holds a list of keywords for the 
<sgmltag>GlossDef</sgmltag>'s definition.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.seealso'><title>See Also</title>
&glossdef.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Examples</title>

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