application
application — The name of a software program.
Synopsis
application ::= ![[-]](figs/web/nav/down.gif)
- Zero or more of:
- text
replaceable- Graphic inlines
- Indexing inlines
- Linking inlines
- Ubiquitous inlines
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Description
The appellation “application” is usually reserved for larger
software packages. For example, WordPerfect
is an application, but grep is not. In some domains,
application may also apply to a piece of
hardware.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline.
Attributes
- class
Identifies the class of application
Enumerated values: “hardware” A hardware application
“software” A software application
Parents ![[+]](figs/web/nav/right.gif)
This element occurs in 53 elements.
Children
This element contains 29 elements.
See Also
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example application</title> <para><application>XMLmind</application> is one of several word processors that support DocBook <acronym>XML</acronym>. </para> </article>
XMLmind is one of several word processors that support DocBook XML.