The <glossSurfaceForm> element specifies an unambiguous presentation of the <glossterm> that may combine multiple forms. The surface form is suitable to introduce the term in new contexts.
The <glossSurfaceForm> element is most often used for terms that also specify the <glossAcronym> element. In that case it contains the term in a manner that introduces both the term and the acronym, so that later references to the term may be replaced with the acronym alone. See the <abbreviated-form> element for a full description of how the surface form is used together with acronyms.
| Doctype | Content model |
|---|---|
| ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup | ( text data or keyword or apiname or option or parmname or cmdname or msgnum or varname or wintitle or term or abbreviated-form or tm) (any number) |
<glossentry id="abs">
<glossterm>Anti-lock Braking System</glossterm>
<glossBody>
<glossSurfaceForm>Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)</glossSurfaceForm>
<glossAlt>
<glossAcronym>ABS</glossAcronym>
</glossAlt>
</glossBody>
</glossentry>
This glossentry topic defines "Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)" provides an unambiguous way to render the primary term "Anti-lock Braking System". The <abbreviated-form> explains how the <glossSurfaceForm> element affects references to this topic.
| Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) | A set of related attributes, described in univ-atts attribute group | |||
| global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc) | A set of related attributes, described in global-atts attribute group | |||
| class, outputclass | Common attributes described in Other common DITA attributes |
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