14.7.3 Configuring use of abbreviations for glossary terms

Your company style guide might require certain terms to be spelled out in full the first time they appear in your document, after which you can use an abbreviation or acronym. This can present some challenges:

In DITA 1.2 and later versions, you can use the <abbreviated-form> element to represent every reference to a glossary term.

In this section:

§14.7.3.1 Specifying first-use rules for glossary-term abbreviations

§14.7.3.2 Overriding first-use rules for abbreviations

§14.7.3.3 Specifying @class for the abbreviated-form element

§14.7.3.4 Formatting output for the abbreviated-form element

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Parent Topic:  14.7 Producing a glossary

Sibling Topics:

14.7.1 Specifying file name and title for the glossary

14.7.2 Specifying output formats for the glossary

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