The base edition of the DITA specification is the smallest edition. It is designed for application developers and users who need only the most fundamental pieces of the DITA framework.
The following graphic illustrates the contents of the base edition; it also highlights how the base edition relates to the other editions.
The DITA markup for DITA vocabulary modules and DITA document types is available in several XML languages: RELAX NG (RNG), XML Document-Type Definitions (DTD), and W3C XML Schema (XSD).
While the files should define the same DITA elements, the RELAX NG grammars are normative if there is a discrepancy. If there is a discrepancy between the written specification (this document) and the RELAX NG grammars, the written specification takes precedence.
The specification is written for implementers of the DITA standard, including tool developers and XML architects who develop specializations. The documentation contains several parts:
The DITA written specification is available in the following formats; the XHTML version is authoritative:
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