Definitions and background concepts

The following terms have specific meanings in DITA which should be understood before reading either the DITA markup specification or the DITA specialization specification.

• Basic concepts
  The following are basic concepts used in DITA.
• Terminology
  DITA uses a number of terms in particular or unique ways. Within the scope of this specification, the following terms are used when talking about DITA models, DITA declarations, and DITA instances.

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OASIS DITA Version 1.1 Architectural Specification -- Committee Specification, 31 May 2007
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