## ISO Standards Tag Set (ISOSTS) version 1.0: A customization of NISO JATS version 0.4

#### International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

# <def-item>

# Definition List: Definition Item

Container element for one term/definition pair in a definition list.

## Remarks

The <def-list> element should not be used to tag the formal terms and definitions provided in section 3 of many International Standards, or corresponding terms and definitions clauses in other documents. Such terms and definitions sections should be marked up using <term-sec> and the individual definitions should normally be marked up using <tbx:termEntry>.

See the separate documentation for a full description of the use of <tbx:termEntry>.

## Attributes

##### id Identifier

##### specific-use Specific Use

##### xml:lang Language

## Related Elements

A <def-list> may have a <title> naming the entire list, followed by optional headings for terms and their definitions. <term-head> contains the heading over the first (term) column, and <def-head> contains the heading for the second (definition) column; neither serves as a container element for terms or definitions. Individual <term>s and their <def>s are paired in <def-item>s.

## Model Description

The following, in order:

- <term> Definition List: Term
- <def> Definition List: Definition, zero or more

### This element may be contained in:

<def-list>

### Example

    <standard>
      <front>
        <iso-meta>...</iso-meta>
      </front>
      <body>
        ...
        <sec>
          <label>4.1</label>
          <title>Univariate symbols</title>
          <p>The symbols used when there is only one quality
            characteristic in the class are as follows.</p>
          <def-list list-type="symbol-list">
            <def-item>
              <term><italic>f<sub>s</sub></italic></term>
              <def>
                <p>factor that relates the maximum sample standard
                  deviation (<abbrev>MSSD</abbrev>) to the difference between
                  <italic>U</italic> and <italic>L</italic>
                  (<xref rid="anx-d">see Annex D</xref>)</p>
              </def>
            </def-item>
          </def-list>
          ...
          </sec>
      </body>
      ...
    </standard>

## Module

JATS-list0.ent

## ISO Standards Tag Set (ISOSTS) version 1.0: A customization of NISO JATS version 0.4

#### Version of April 2012