SubjectTerm
Name
SubjectTerm -- A term in a group of terms describing the subject matter of a document
Synopsis
Mixed Content Model
SubjectTerm ::=
(#PCDATA)
Attributes
Common attributes
Tag Minimization
Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.
Description
A SubjectTerm is an individual subject word or phrase that
describes the subject matter of a document or the portion of a
document in which it occurs.
Subject terms are not expected to contain any markup. They are external
descriptions from a controlled vocabulary.
Processing expectations
May be formatted inline or as a displayed block, depending on context. Subject terms are rarely displayed to a
reader. Usually, they are reserved for searching and retrieval
purposes.
Parents
These elements contain SubjectTerm:
Subject.
Children
In some contexts, the following elements are
allowed anywhere:
BeginPage, IndexTerm.
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