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Abbrev ::= ((#PCDATA|Acronym|Emphasis|Trademark|Link|OLink|ULink|Anchor| Comment|Subscript|Superscript|InlineGraphic|InlineMediaObject| IndexTerm)+)Attributes
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Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.
Parameter Entities
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An abbreviation, especially one followed by a period.
Parents
These elements contain Abbrev: Application, ArtHeader, Attribution, BiblioEntry, BiblioMisc, BiblioMixed, BiblioMSet, BiblioSet, BookBiblio, BookInfo, BridgeHead, Citation, CiteTitle, Comment, DocInfo, Emphasis, entry, ForeignPhrase, GlossEntry, GlossSee, GlossSeeAlso, GlossTerm, LineAnnotation, Link, LiteralLayout, LoTentry, Member, MsgAud, ObjectInfo, OLink, Para, Phrase, Primary, PrimaryIE, ProductName, ProgramListing, Quote, RefEntryTitle, RefPurpose, RefSect1Info, RefSect2Info, RefSect3Info, RefSynopsisDivInfo, Screen, ScreenInfo, Secondary, SecondaryIE, Sect1Info, Sect2Info, Sect3Info, Sect4Info, Sect5Info, SectionInfo, See, SeeAlso, SeeAlsoIE, SeeIE, Seg, SegTitle, SeriesInfo, SetInfo, SimPara, Subtitle, Synopsis, Term, Tertiary, TertiaryIE, Title, TitleAbbrev, ToCback, ToCentry, ToCfront, ULink.
Children
The following elements occur in Abbrev: Acronym, Anchor, Comment, Emphasis, IndexTerm, InlineGraphic, InlineMediaObject, Link, OLink, Subscript, Superscript, Trademark, ULink.
In some contexts, the following elements are allowed anywhere: BeginPage, IndexTerm.
In some contexts, the following elements are excluded: Acronym, IndexTerm.
Examples
<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"> <para> The <abbrev>Assn.</> of Computing Machinery would probably never abbreviate “Association” like this. </para>The Assn. of Computing Machinery would probably never abbreviate "Association" like this.
For additional examples, see also Bibliography, BiblioSet, Footnote, Glossary.
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