`<glossShortForm>`

The <glossShortForm> element provides a shorter alternative to the primary term that is specified in the <glossterm> element.

Usage information

Note: Any list of alternative terms is specific to the language. Translation of a <glossentry> topic might result in an empty <glossShortForm> element if there is no equivalent short form in the target language.

Specialization hierarchy

The <glossShortForm> element is specialized from <title>. It is defined in the glossary entry module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: ID and conref attributes, localization attributes, @base, @class, @outputclass, and @rev.

Example

<glossentry id="www">
  <glossterm>World Wide Web</glossterm>
  <glossdef>A collection of documents available through the Internet.</glossdef>
  <glossBody>
    <glossPartOfSpeech value="noun"/>
    <glossAlt>
      <glossShortForm>the Web</glossShortForm>
    </glossAlt>
  </glossBody>
</glossentry>