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

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

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

<para>
A <sgmltag>GlossDiv</sgmltag> is a section of a <sgmltag>Glossary</sgmltag>. A Glossary
might be divided into sections in order to group terms, perhaps
alphabetically.
</para>

<para>A Glossary may
contain any number of <sgmltag>GlossEntry</sgmltag> or <sgmltag>GlossDiv</sgmltag>
elements, but it cannot
contain a mixture of both at the same level. 
</para>

<refsect2><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>
&format.block;
</para>
</refsect2>


&glossdiv.parents.gen;
&glossdiv.children.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.attrdesc'><title>Attributes</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>status</term>
<listitem>
<para>
<sgmltag class="attribute">Status</sgmltag> identifies the editorial or publication 
status of the <sgmltag>GlossDiv</sgmltag>.
</para>
<para>
Publication status might be used to control formatting (for example,
printing a <quote>draft</quote> watermark on drafts) or processing (perhaps
a document with a status of <quote>final</quote> should not include any
components that are not final).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Examples</title>

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

