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

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

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

<para>
A <sgmltag>Keyword</sgmltag> is a term describing the content of a document.
The keyword applies to the document
component that contains it.
</para>

<refsect2><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>
Keywords are rarely displayed to a reader. Usually, they
are reserved for searching and retrieval purposes. If they are
displayed, they may be displayed either inline or as a displayed
block, depending on context.
</para>
<para>
Unlike <sgmltag>SubjectTerm</sgmltag>s, which should be drawn from a
controlled vocabulary, keywords may be chosen freely.
</para>
</refsect2>



&keyword.parents.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.seealso'><title>See Also</title>
&keyword.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Examples</title>

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

