<refentry id="firstterm.element">
<?dbhtml filename="firstterm.html"?>
<refentryinfo>
<pubdate>$Date$</pubdate>
<releaseinfo>$Revision$</releaseinfo>
</refentryinfo>

<refmeta>
<indexterm><primary>elements</primary>
<secondary>firstterm</secondary></indexterm>
<refentrytitle>firstterm</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>Element</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>firstterm</refname>
<refpurpose>&firstterm.purpose;</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

&firstterm.synopsis.gen;
<refsect1 condition='ref.description'><title>Description</title>

<para>
This element marks the first occurrence of a word or term in a given
context.
</para>

<refsect2><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>
&format.inline; <sgmltag>FirstTerm</sgmltag>s are often given special 
typographic treatment,
such as italics.
</para>
</refsect2>


&firstterm.parents.gen;
&firstterm.children.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.attrdesc'><title>Attributes</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>linkend</term>
<listitem>
<para>
<sgmltag>Linkend</sgmltag> points to a related element, perhaps the 
<sgmltag>Glossary</sgmltag> definition of the term.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.seealso'><title>See Also</title>
&firstterm.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Examples</title>

<informalexample role="example-source">
<programlisting>&firstterm.example.1.txt;</programlisting>
</informalexample>

<anchor id="ex.os.firstterm.1" role="HACK-ex.out.start"/>
&firstterm.example.1.gen;
<anchor id="ex.oe.firstterm.1" role="HACK-ex.out.end"/>

&firstterm.example.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
</refentry>

