Help on using the <term> tag

Example

This CNXML:


<para id='square-term'>
  A <term>square</term> is a rectangle 
  with sides of equal length.
</para>

Results in this display:

A square is a rectangle with sides of equal length.

Example

This CNXML:


<para id='square-wave-term'>
  A <term document="m0004"
          target-id="sq"
          window="new">square wave</term> is 
  a periodic signal that alternates instantly 
  between two amplitudes.
</para>

Results in this display:

A square wave is a periodic signal that alternates instantly between two amplitudes.

Attributes(what's this?)

Optional linking attributes (used to link to a term's source):
- url (optional): A Web path being linked to. Verify that the location is stable and will not change. You cannot use the "url" attribute in combination with the "document", "target-id", "resource", or "version" attributes.
- document (optional): The id of the module or collection being linked to (default is the present module).
- target-id (optional): The id of an element in a module or collection, such as a section or an image (default is the root element of the target module or collection). Can refer to an element in the present module or, alternately, an element on a separate module if the "document" attribute has been specified. You cannot use the "target-id" attribute in combination with the "resource" attribute.
- resource (optional): The name of a resource, such as a supplemental PDF or text document (default is nothing). The resource must be a part of the present module or, if the "document" attribute has been specified, must be part of the target module.
- version (optional): The version of the module or collection being linked to (default is the latest version of the module or collection). Can refer to the module you are on or, alternately, a separate module or collection if the "document" attribute has been specified.
- window (optional):
  Possible values:
  - replace - The code will navigate to the reference URL in the same current window (default).
  - new - The code will be navigate to the reference URL in a new window
id (optional): A unique identifier, whose value must begin with a letter and contain only letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores, colons, and/or periods (no spaces).

Using the <term> tag

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