Definition term

A definition term is the item that is defined in a definition list entry.

Syntax

XDITA

<dt> inside <dl>

HDITA

<dt> inside <dl>

MDITA (extended profile)

See the Definition list component

Attributes

The available attributes vary based on the authoring format:

XDITA and HDITA
The following attributes are available on this element: ID attributes, localization attributes, universal attributes, and @props.
MDITA
There is no attribute support for the MDITA core profile. For the MDITA extended profile, attributes can be specified by using the HDITA representation.

Examples

Figure 1. XDITA example

The following example demonstrates the use of definition term in an XDITA topic.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD LIGHTWEIGHT DITA Topic//EN" "lw-topic.dtd">
<topic id="franchise-terms">
  <title>Profit, fun, and flavor under the same brand</title>
  <body>
    <dl>
      <dlentry>
        <dt>Initial investment:</dt>
        <dd><p>$700 (includes initial franchise fee)</p></dd>
      </dlentry>
      <dlentry>
        <dt>Franchise fee:</dt>
        <dd><p>$200</p></dd>
      </dlentry>
    </dl>
  </body>
</topic>
Figure 2. HDITA example

The following example demonstrates the use of definition term in an HDITA topic.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<title>Profit, fun, and flavor under the same brand</title>
<body>
  <article id="franchise-terms">
    <h1>Profit, fun, and flavor under the same brand</h1>
    <dl>
      <dt>Initial investment:</dt>
      <dd>
        <p>$700 (includes initial franchise fee)</p>
      </dd>
      <dt>Franchise fee:</dt>
      <dd>
        <p>$200</p>
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </article>
</body>