PublishersMinimalElements

This is a "working page" for the DocBook SubCommittee for Publishers.

This table reflects the minimal set of elements that we recommend for Core DocBook and the modules they are contained within. Table 2 contains any elements that have been recommended for separate domain-specific modules.

Element Name	Definition	Group	Module	Description
abbrev	db.abbrev	db.publishing.inlines	pool.rnc	An abbreviation, especially one followed by a period
abstract	db.abstract	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	A summary
acknowledgements	db.acknowledgements	db.components	hier.rnc	Acknowledgements of a book or other component
acronym	db.acronym	db.publishing.inlines	pool.rnc	An often pronounceable word made from the initial (or selected) letters of a name or phrase
address	db.address	db.publishing.blocks	pool.rnc	A real-world address, generally a postal address
affiliation	db.affiliation	db.person.author.contentmodel	pool.rnc	The institutional affiliation of an individual
alt	db.alt	db.ubiq.inlines	pool.rnc	A text-only annotation, often used for accessibility
anchor	db.anchor	db.link.inlines	pool.rnc	A spot in the document
answer	db.answer	db.qandaentry	qandaset.rnc	An answer to a question posed in a QandASet
appendix	db.appendix	db.components	hier.rnc	An appendix in a Book or Article
area	db.area	db.areaspec	callouts.rnc	A region defined for a Callout in a graphic or code example
area	db.area.inareaset	db.areaset	callouts.rnc	A region defined for a Callout in a graphic or code example
areaset	db.areaset	db.areaspec	callouts.rnc	A set of related areas in a graphic or code example
areaspec	db.areaspec	db.programlistingco	callouts.rnc	A collection of regions in a graphic or code example
article	db.article	db.components	hier.rnc	An article
artpagenums	db.artpagenums	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The page numbers of an article as published
attribution	db.attribution	db.blockquote	pool.rnc	The source of a block quote or epigraph
audiodata	db.audiodata	db.audioobject	pool.rnc	Pointer to external audio data
audioobject	db.audioobject	db.mediaobject.content	pool.rnc	A wrapper for audio data and its associated meta-information
author	db.author	db.bibliography.inlines	pool.rnc	The name of an individual author
authorgroup	db.authorgroup	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	Wrapper for author information when a document has multiple authors or collabarators
authorinitials	db.authorinitials	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The initials or other short identifier for an author
bibliocoverage	db.bibliocoverage	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The spatial or temporal coverage of a document
bibliodiv	db.bibliodiv	db.bibliography	bibliography.rnc	A section of a Bibliography
biblioentry	db.biblioentry	db.bibliography	bibliography.rnc	An entry in a Bibliography
bibliography	db.bibliography	db.navigation.components	bibliography.rnc	A bibliography
biblioid	db.biblioid	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	An identifier for a document
bibliolist	db.bibliolist	db.list.blocks	bibliography.rnc	A wrapper for a list of bibliography entries
bibliomisc	db.bibliomisc	db.info.elements	bibliography.rnc	Untyped bibliographic information
bibliomixed	db.bibliomixed	db.bibliography	bibliography.rnc	An entry in a Bibliography
bibliomset	db.bibliomset	db.info.elements	bibliography.rnc	A cooked container for related bibliographic information
biblioref	db.biblioref	db.link.inlines	bibliography.rnc	A cross-reference to a bibliographic entry
bibliorelation	db.bibliorelation	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The relationship of a document to another
biblioset	db.biblioset	db.info.elements	bibliography.rnc	A raw container for related bibliographic information
bibliosource	db.bibliosource	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The source of a document
blockquote	db.blockquote	db.publishing.blocks	pool.rnc	A quotation set off from the main text
book	db.book	db.set.components	hier.rnc	A book
bridgehead	db.bridgehead	db.nopara.blocks	pool.rnc	A free-floating heading
callout	db.callout	db.calloutlist	callouts.rnc	A called out description of a marked Area
calloutlist	db.calloutlist	db.list.blocks	callouts.rnc	A list of callouts
caption	db.caption	db.example	pool.rnc	A caption
caption	db.html.caption	db.html.table.model	htmltbl.rnc	An HTML table caption
chapter	db.chapter	db.components	hier.rnc	A chapter, as of a book
citation	db.citation	db.bibliography.inlines	pool.rnc	An inline bibliographic reference to another published work
citebiblioid	db.citebiblioid	db.bibliography.inlines	pool.rnc	A citation of a bibliographic identifier
citetitle	db.citetitle	db.bibliography.inlines	pool.rnc	The title of a cited work
city	db.city	db.address	pool.rnc	The name of a city in an address
co	db.co	db.verbatim.inlines	callouts.rnc	The location of a callout embedded in text
collab	db.collab	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	Identifies a collaborator
colophon	db.colophon	db.components	hier.rnc	Text at the back of a book describing facts about its production
colspec	db.colspec	db.tgroup	calstbl.rnc	Specifications for a column in a table
confdates	db.confdates	db.confgroup	pool.rnc	The dates of a conference for which a document was written
confgroup	db.confgroup	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	A wrapper for document meta-information about a conference
confnum	db.confnum	db.confgroup	pool.rnc	An identifier, frequently numerical, associated with a conference for which a document was written
confsponsor	db.confsponsor	db.confgroup	pool.rnc	The sponsor of a conference for which a document was written
conftitle	db.conftitle	db.confgroup	pool.rnc	The title of a conference for which a document was written
contractnum	db.contractnum	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The contract number of a document
contractsponsor	db.contractsponsor	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The sponsor of a contract
contrib	db.contrib	db.person.author.contentmodel	pool.rnc	A summary of the contributions made to a document by a credited source
copyright	db.copyright	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	Copyright information about a document
coref	db.coref	db.publishing.inlines	callouts.rnc	A cross reference to a co
country	db.country	db.address	pool.rnc	The name of a country
cover	db.cover	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	Additional content for the cover of a publication
date	db.date	db.publishing.inlines	pool.rnc	The date of publication or revision of a document
dedication	db.dedication	db.components	hier.rnc	The dedication of a book or other component
edition	db.edition	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The name or number of an edition of a document
editor	db.editor	db.bibliography.inlines	pool.rnc	The name of the editor of a document
email	db.email	db.markup.inlines	pool.rnc	An email address
emphasis	db._emphasis	db._emphasis	pool.rnc	A limited span of emphasized text
emphasis	db.emphasis	db.publishing.inlines	pool.rnc	Emphasized text
entry	db.entry	db.row	calstbl.rnc	A cell in a table
entrytbl	db.entrytbl	db.row	calstbl.rnc	A subtable appearing in place of an Entry in a table
epigraph	db.epigraph	db.publishing.blocks	pool.rnc	A short inscription at the beginning of a document or component
equation	db.equation	db.formal.blocks	math.rnc	A displayed mathematical equation
example	db.example	db.formal.blocks	pool.rnc	A formal example, with a title
fax	db.fax	db.address	pool.rnc	A fax number
figure	db.figure	db.formal.blocks	pool.rnc	A formal figure, generally an illustration, with a title
firstname	db.firstname	db.personname	pool.rnc	The first name of a person
firstterm	db.firstterm	db.glossary.inlines	glossary.rnc	The first occurrence of a term
footnote	db.footnote	db.publishing.inlines	pool.rnc	A footnote
footnoteref	db.footnoteref	db.publishing.inlines	pool.rnc	A cross reference to a footnote (a footnote mark)
foreignphrase	db.foreignphrase	db.publishing.inlines	pool.rnc	A word or phrase in a language other than the primary language of the document
formalpara	db.formalpara	db.para.blocks	pool.rnc	A paragraph with a title
glossary	db.glossary	db.navigation.components	glossary.rnc	A glossary
glossdef	db.glossdef	db.glossentry	glossary.rnc	A definition in a GlossEntry
glossdiv	db.glossdiv	db.glossary	glossary.rnc	A division in a Glossary
glossentry	db.glossentry	db.glosslist	glossary.rnc	An entry in a Glossary or GlossList
glosslist	db.glosslist	db.list.blocks	glossary.rnc	A wrapper for a list of glossary entries
glosssee	db.glosssee	db.glossentry	glossary.rnc	A cross-reference from one glossentry to another
glossseealso	db.glossseealso	db.glossdef	glossary.rnc	A cross-reference from one GlossEntry to another
glossterm	db.glossterm	db.glossary.inlines	glossary.rnc	A glossary term
holder	db.holder	db.copyright	pool.rnc	The name of the individual or organization that holds a copyright
honorific	db.honorific	db.personname	pool.rnc	The title of a person
imagedata	db.imagedata	db.imageobject.content	pool.rnc	Pointer to external image data
imagedata	db.imagedata.svg	db.imageobject.content	svg.rnc	An SVG drawing in a media object
imagedata	db.imagedata.mathml	db.imageobject.content	mathml.rnc	A MathML expression in a media object
imageobject	db.imageobject	db.mediaobject.content	pool.rnc	A wrapper for image data and its associated meta-information
imageobjectco	db.imageobjectco	db.mediaobject.content	callouts.rnc	A wrapper for an image object with callouts
index	db.index	db.navigation.components	index.rnc	An index to a book or part of a book
indexterm	db.indexterm.endofrange	db.indexterm	index.rnc	Identifies the end of a range associated with an indexed term
indexterm	db.indexterm.startofrange	db.indexterm	index.rnc	A wrapper for an indexed term that covers a range
indexterm	db.indexterm.singular	db.itermset	index.rnc	A wrapper for an indexed term
info	db.titleonly.info	db._info.title.only	pool.rnc	A wrapper for information about a component or other block with only a title
info	db.info	db._info	pool.rnc	A wrapper for information about a component or other block
info	db.titlereq.info	db._info.title.req	pool.rnc	A wrapper for information about a component or other block with a required title
info	db.titleforbidden.info	db._info	pool.rnc	A wrapper for information about a component or other block without a title
info	db.titleonlyreq.info	db._info.title.onlyreq	pool.rnc	A wrapper for information about a component or other block with only a required title
informalequation	db.informalequation	db.informal.blocks	math.rnc	A displayed mathematical equation without a title
informalexample	db.informalexample	db.informal.blocks	pool.rnc	A displayed example without a title
informalfigure	db.informalfigure	db.informal.blocks	pool.rnc	A untitled figure
informaltable	db.cals.informaltable	db.informaltable.choice	calstbl.rnc	A table without a title
inlineequation	db.inlineequation	db.math.inlines	math.rnc	A mathematical equation or expression occurring inline
inlinemediaobject	db.inlinemediaobject	db.ubiq.inlines	pool.rnc	An inline media object (video, audio, image, and so on)
issuenum	db.issuenum	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The number of an issue of a journal
itemizedlist	db.itemizedlist	db.list.blocks	pool.rnc	A list in which each entry is marked with a bullet or other dingbat
itermset	db.itermset	db.info.elements	index.rnc	A set of index terms in the meta-information of a document
jobtitle	db.jobtitle	db.bibliography.inlines	pool.rnc	The title of an individual in an organization
keyword	db.keyword	db.keywordset	pool.rnc	One of a set of keywords describing the content of a document
keywordset	db.keywordset	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	A set of keywords describing the content of a document
label	db.label	db.question	qandaset.rnc	A label on a Question or Answer
legalnotice	db.legalnotice	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	A statement of legal obligations or requirements
lineage	db.lineage	db.personname	pool.rnc	The portion of a person's name indicating a relationship to ancestors
link	db.link	db.link.inlines	pool.rnc	A hypertext link
listitem	db.listitem	db.itemizedlist	pool.rnc	A wrapper for the elements of a list item
literal	db.literal	db.markup.inlines	markup.rnc	Inline text that is some literal value
literallayout	db.literallayout	db.verbatim.blocks	pool.rnc	A block of text in which line breaks and white space are to be reproduced faithfully
mathphrase	db.mathphrase	db.equation.content	math.rnc	A mathematical phrase, an expression that can be represented with ordinary text and a small amount of markup
mediaobject	db.mediaobject	db.graphic.blocks	pool.rnc	A displayed media object (video, audio, image, etc.)
member	db.member	db.simplelist	pool.rnc	An element of a simple list
note	db.note	db.admonition.blocks	pool.rnc	A message set off from the text
olink	db.olink	db.link.inlines	pool.rnc	A link that addresses its target indirectly
optional	db.optional	db.technical.inlines	technical.rnc	Optional information
orderedlist	db.orderedlist	db.list.blocks	pool.rnc	A list in which each entry is marked with a sequentially incremented label
org	db.org	db.bibliography.inlines	pool.rnc	An organization and associated metadata
orgdiv	db.orgdiv	db.affiliation	pool.rnc	A division of an organization
orgname	db.orgname	db.bibliography.inlines	pool.rnc	The name of an organization other than a corporation
otheraddr	db.otheraddr	db.address	pool.rnc	Uncategorized information in address
othercredit	db.othercredit	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	A person or entity, other than an author or editor, credited in a document
othername	db.othername	db.personname	pool.rnc	A component of a persons name that is not a first name, surname, or lineage
pagenums	db.pagenums	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The numbers of the pages in a book, for use in a bibliographic entry
para	db.para	db.para.blocks	pool.rnc	A paragraph
part	db.part	db.divisions	hier.rnc	A division in a book
partintro	db.partintro	db.part	hier.rnc	An introduction to the contents of a part
person	db.person	db.bibliography.inlines	pool.rnc	A person and associated metadata
personblurb	db.personblurb	db.person.author.contentmodel	pool.rnc	A short description or note about a person
personname	db.personname	db.bibliography.inlines	pool.rnc	The personal name of an individual
phone	db.phone	db.address	pool.rnc	A telephone number
phrase	db.phrase	db.publishing.inlines	pool.rnc	A span of text
phrase	db._phrase	db._text	pool.rnc	A limited span of text
pob	db.pob	db.address	pool.rnc	A post office box in an address
postcode	db.postcode	db.address	pool.rnc	A postal code in an address
preface	db.preface	db.components	hier.rnc	Introductory matter preceding the first chapter of a book
primary	db.primary	db.indexterm.contentmodel	index.rnc	The primary word or phrase under which an index term should be sorted
printhistory	db.printhistory	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The printing history of a document
procedure	db.procedure	db.technical.blocks	pool.rnc	A list of operations to be performed in a well-defined sequence
productname	db.productname	db.product.inlines	pool.rnc	The formal name of a product
productnumber	db.productnumber	db.product.inlines	pool.rnc	A number assigned to a product
pubdate	db.pubdate	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The date of publication of a document
publisher	db.publisher	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The publisher of a document
publishername	db.publishername	db.info.elements	pool.rnc	The name of the publisher of a document
qandadiv	db.qandadiv	db.qandaset	qandaset.rnc	A titled division in a QandASet
qandaentry	db.qandaentry	db.qandaset	qandaset.rnc	A question/answer set within a QandASet
qandaset	db.qandaset	db.list.blocks	qandaset.rnc	A question-and-answer set
question	db.question	db.qandaentry	qandaset.rnc	A question in a QandASet
quote	db.quote	db.publishing.inlines	pool.rnc	An inline quotation
releaseinfo	db.releaseinfo		pool.rnc	Information about a particular release of a document
remark	remark		pool.rnc	A remark (or comment) intended for presentation in a draft manuscript
revdescription	revdescription		pool.rnc	An extended description of a revision to a document
revhistory	revhistory		pool.rnc	A history of the revisions to a document
revision	revision		pool.rnc	An entry describing a single revision in the history of the revisions to a document
revnumber	revnumber		pool.rnc	A document revision number
revremark	revremark		pool.rnc	A description of a revision to a document
row	row		calstbl.rnc	A row in a table
secondary	secondary		index.rnc	A secondary word or phrase in an index term
secondaryie	secondaryie		index.rnc	A secondary term in an index entry, rather than in the text
section	db.section		hier.rnc	A recursive section
see	see		index.rnc	Part of an index term directing the reader instead to another entry in the index
seealso	seealso		index.rnc	Part of an index term directing the reader also to another entry in the index
seriesvolnums	seriesvolnums		pool.rnc	Numbers of the volumes in a series of books
set	set		hier.rnc	A collection of books
setindex	setindex		index.rnc	An index to a set of books
shortaffil	shortaffil		pool.rnc	A brief description of an affiliation
sidebar	sidebar		pool.rnc	A portion of a document that is isolated from the main narrative flow
simpara	simpara		pool.rnc	A paragraph that contains only text and inline markup, no block elements
simplelist	simplelist		pool.rnc	An undecorated list of single words or short phrases
simplesect	simplesect		hier.rnc	A section of a document with no subdivisions
spanspec	spanspec		calstbl.rnc	Formatting information for a spanned column in a table
state	state			A state or province in an address
step	step		pool.rnc	A unit of action in a procedure
stepalternatives	stepalternatives		pool.rnc	Alternative steps in a procedure
street	street		pool.rnc	A street address in an address
subject	subject		pool.rnc	One of a group of terms describing the subject matter of a document
subjectset	subjectset		pool.rnc	A set of terms describing the subject matter of a document
subjectterm	subjectterm		pool.rnc	A term in a group of terms describing the subject matter of a document
subscript	subscript		pool.rnc	A subscript (as in H2 O, the molecular formula for water)
substeps	substeps		pool.rnc	A wrapper for steps that occur within steps in a procedure
subtitle	subtitle		pool.rnc	The subtitle of a document
superscript	superscript		pool.rnc	A superscript (as in x^2, the mathematical notation for x multiplied by itself)
surname	surname		pool.rnc	A family name; in western cultures the last name
table	table		calstbl.rnc	A formal table in a document
task	task		tasks.rnc	A task to be completed
taskprerequisites	taskprerequisites		tasks.rnc	The prerequisites for a task
taskrelated	taskrelated		tasks.rnc	Information related to a task
tasksummary	tasksummary		tasks.rnc	A summary of a task
tbody	tbody		calstbl.rnc	A wrapper for the rows of a table or informal table
term	term		pool.rnc	The word or phrase being defined or described in a variable list
termdef	db.termdef		glossary.rnc	An inline definition of a term
tertiary	tertiary		index.rnc	A tertiary word or phrase in an index term
textdata	textdata		pool.rnc	Pointer to external text data
textobject	textobject		pool.rnc	A wrapper for a text description of an object and its associated meta-information
tfoot	tfoot		calstbl.rnc	A table footer consisting of one or more rows
tgroup	tgroup		calstbl.rnc	A wrapper for the main content of a table, or part of a table
thead	thead		calstbl.rnc	A table header consisting of one or more rows
title	title		pool.rnc	The text of the title of a section of a document or of a formal block-level element
titleabbrev	titleabbrev		pool.rnc	The abbreviation of a title
toc	toc		toc.rnc	A table of contents
trademark	trademark		pool.rnc	A trademark
uri	uri		pool.rnc	A Uniform Resource Identifier
variablelist	variablelist		pool.rnc	A list in which each entry is composed of a set of one or more terms and an associated description
varlistentry	varlistentry		pool.rnc	A wrapper for a set of terms and the associated description in a variable list
videodata	videodata		pool.rnc	Pointer to external video data
videoobject	videoobject		pool.rnc	A wrapper for video data and its associated meta-information
volumenum	volumenum		pool.rnc	The volume number of a document in a set (as of books in a set or articles in a journal)
wordasword	db.wordasword		pool.rnc	A word meant specifically as a word and not representing anything else
xref	xref		pool.rnc	A cross reference to another part of the document
year	year		pool.rnc	The year of publication of a document
.	db._any	db._any	pool.rnc	Any element from almost any namespace

Table 2. Following is a list of elements to be available in separate modules:

Element Name	Definition	Group	Module	Description
accel	db.accel	db.keyboard.inlines	keyboard.rnc	A graphical user interface (GUI) keyboard shortcut
annotation	db.annotation	db.ubiq.inlines	annotations.rnc	An annotation
application	db.application	db.product.inlines	product.rnc	The name of a software program
arc	db.arc	db.extendedlink	xlink.rnc	An XLink arc in an extendedlink
arg	db.arg	db.cmdsynopsis	programming.rnc	An argument in a CmdSynopsis
caution	db.caution	db.admonition.blocks	admonitions.rnc	A note of caution
citerefentry	db.citerefentry	db.bibliography.inlines	refentry.rnc	A citation to a reference page
classname	db.classname	db.programming.inlines	programming.rnc	The name of a class, in the object-oriented programming sense
classsynopsis	db.classsynopsis	db.synopsis.blocks	programming.rnc	The syntax summary for a class definition
classsynopsisinfo	db.classsynopsisinfo	db.classsynopsis	programming.rnc	Information supplementing the contents of a ClassSynopsis
cmdsynopsis	db.cmdsynopsis	db.synopsis.blocks	programming.rnc	A syntax summary for a software command
code	db.code	db.markup.inlines	markup.rnc	An inline code fragment
col	db.html.col	db.html.table.model	htmltbl.rnc	Specifications for a column in an HTML table
colgroup	db.html.colgroup	db.html.table.model	htmltbl.rnc	A group of columns in an HTML table
command	db.command	db.os.inlines	os.rnc	The name of an executable program or other software command
computeroutput	db.computeroutput	db.os.inlines	os.rnc	Data, generally text, displayed or presented by a computer
constant	db.constant	db.markup.inlines	markup.rnc	A programming or system constant
constraint	db.constraint	db.production	ebnf.rnc	A constraint in an EBNF production
constraintdef	db.constraintdef	db.technical.blocks	ebnf.rnc	The definition of a constraint in an EBNF production
constructorsynopsis	db.constructorsynopsis	db.synopsis.blocks	programming.rnc	A syntax summary for a constructor
database	db.database	db.product.inlines	product.rnc	The name of a database, or part of a database
destructorsynopsis	db.destructorsynopsis	db.synopsis.blocks	programming.rnc	A syntax summary for a destructor
envar	db.envar	db.os.inlines	os.rnc	A software environment variable
errorcode	db.errorcode	db.error.inlines	error.rnc	An error code
errorname	db.errorname	db.error.inlines	error.rnc	An error name
errortext	db.errortext	db.error.inlines	error.rnc	An error message.
errortype	db.errortype	db.error.inlines	error.rnc	The classification of an error message
exceptionname	db.exceptionname	db.programming.inlines	programming.rnc	The name of an exception
extendedlink	db.extendedlink	db.info.elements	xlink.rnc	An XLink extended link
fieldsynopsis	db.fieldsynopsis	db.synopsis.blocks	programming.rnc	The name of a field in a class definition
filename	db.filename	db.os.inlines	os.rnc	The name of a file
funcdef	db.funcdef	db.funcprototype	programming.rnc	A function (subroutine) name and its return type
funcparams	db.funcparams	db.paramdef	programming.rnc	Parameters for a function referenced through a function pointer in a synopsis
funcprototype	db.funcprototype	db.funcsynopsis	programming.rnc	The prototype of a function
funcsynopsis	db.funcsynopsis	db.synopsis.blocks	programming.rnc	The syntax summary for a function definition
funcsynopsisinfo	db.funcsynopsisinfo	db.funcsynopsis	programming.rnc	Information supplementing the FuncDefs of a FuncSynopsis
function	db.function	db.programming.inlines	programming.rnc	The name of a function or subroutine, as in a programming language
group	db.group	db.cmdsynopsis	programming.rnc	A group of elements in a CmdSynopsis
guibutton	db.guibutton	db.gui.inlines	gui.rnc	The text on a button in a GUI
guiicon	db.guiicon	db.gui.inlines	gui.rnc	Graphic and/or text appearing as a icon in a GUI
guilabel	db.guilabel	db.gui.inlines	gui.rnc	The text of a label in a GUI
guimenu	db.guimenu	db.gui.inlines	gui.rnc	The name of a menu in a GUI
guimenuitem	db.guimenuitem	db.gui.inlines	gui.rnc	The name of a terminal menu item in a GUI
guisubmenu	db.guisubmenu	db.gui.inlines	gui.rnc	The name of a submenu in a GUI
hardware	db.hardware	db.product.inlines	product.rnc	A physical part of a computer system
important	db.important	db.admonition.blocks	admonitions.rnc	An admonition set off from the text
indexdiv	db.indexdiv	db.index	index.rnc	A division in an index
indexentry	db.indexentry	db.index	index.rnc	An entry in an index
informaltable	db.html.informaltable	db.informaltable.choice	htmltbl.rnc	An HTML table without a title
initializer	db.initializer	db.programming.inlines	programming.rnc	The initializer for a FieldSynopsis
interfacename	db.interfacename	db.programming.inlines	programming.rnc	The name of an interface
keycap	db.keycap	db.keyboard.inlines	keyboard.rnc	The text printed on a key on a keyboard
keycode	db.keycode	db.keyboard.inlines	keyboard.rnc	The internal, frequently numeric, identifier for a key on a keyboard
keycombo	db.keycombo	db.keyboard.inlines	keyboard.rnc	A combination of input actions
keysym	db.keysym	db.keyboard.inlines	keyboard.rnc	The symbolic name of a key on a keyboard
lhs	db.lhs	db.production	ebnf.rnc	The left-hand side of an EBNF production
locator	db.locator	db.extendedlink	xlink.rnc	An XLink locator in an extendedlink
manvolnum	db.manvolnum	db.citerefentry	refentry.rnc	A reference volume number
markup	db.markup	db.markup.inlines	markup.rnc	A string of formatting markup in text that is to be represented literally
lineannotation	db.lineannotation	db.verbatim.inlines	programming.rnc	A comment on a line in a verbatim listing
menuchoice	db.menuchoice	db.gui.inlines	gui.rnc	A selection or series of selections from a menu
methodname	db.methodname	db.programming.inlines	programming.rnc	The name of a method
methodparam	db.methodparam	db.constructorsynopsis	programming.rnc	Parameters to a method
methodsynopsis	db.methodsynopsis	db.synopsis.blocks	programming.rnc	A syntax summary for a method
modifier	db.modifier	db.programming.inlines	programming.rnc	Modifiers in a synopsis
mousebutton	db.mousebutton	db.gui.inlines	gui.rnc	The conventional name of a mouse button
msg	db.msg	db.msgentry	msgset.rnc	A message in a message set
msgaud	db.msgaud	db.msginfo	msgset.rnc	The audience to which a message in a message set is relevant
msgentry	db.msgentry	db.msgset	msgset.rnc	A wrapper for an entry in a message set
msgexplan	db.msgexplan	db.msgentry	msgset.rnc	Explanatory material relating to a message in a message set
msginfo	db.msginfo	db.msgentry	msgset.rnc	Information about a message in a message set
msglevel	db.msglevel	db.msginfo	msgset.rnc	The level of importance or severity of a message in a message set
msgmain	db.msgmain	db.msg	msgset.rnc	The primary component of a message in a message set
msgorig	db.msgorig	db.msginfo	msgset.rnc	The origin of a message in a message set
msgrel	db.msgrel	db.msg	msgset.rnc	A related component of a message in a message set
msgset	db.msgset	db.technical.blocks	msgset.rnc	A detailed set of messages, usually error messages
msgsub	db.msgsub	db.msg	msgset.rnc	A subcomponent of a message in a message set
msgtext	db.msgtext	db.simplemsgentry	msgset.rnc	The actual text of a message component in a message set
nonterminal	db.nonterminal	db.technical.inlines	ebnf.rnc	A non-terminal in an EBNF production
ooclass	db.ooclass	db.oo.inlines	programming.rnc	A class in an object-oriented programming language
ooexception	db.ooexception	db.oo.inlines	programming.rnc	An exception in an object-oriented programming language
oointerface	db.oointerface	db.oo.inlines	programming.rnc	An interface in an object-oriented programming language
option	db.option	db.technical.inlines	technical.rnc	An option for a software command
package	db.package	db.technical.inlines	technical.rnc	A software or application package
paramdef	db.paramdef	db.funcprototype	programming.rnc	Information about a function parameter in a programming language
parameter	db.parameter	db.technical.inlines	programming.rnc	A value or a symbolic reference to a value
primaryie	db.primaryie	db.indexentry	index.rnc	A primary term in an index entry, not in the text
production	db.production	db.productionset	ebnf.rnc	A production in a set of EBNF productions
productionrecap	db.productionrecap	db.productionset	ebnf.rnc	A cross-reference to an EBNF production
productionset	db.productionset	db.technical.blocks	ebnf.rnc	A set of EBNF productions
programlisting	db.programlisting	db.verbatim.blocks	programming.rnc	A literal listing of all or part of a program
programlistingco	db.programlistingco	db.verbatim.blocks	callouts.rnc	A program listing with associated areas used in callouts
prompt	db.prompt	db.os.inlines	os.rnc	A character or string indicating the start of an input field in a computer display
property	db.property	db.technical.inlines	technical.rnc	A unit of data associated with some part of a computer system
refclass	db.refclass	db.refnamediv	refentry.rnc	The scope or other indication of applicability of a reference entry
refdescriptor	db.refdescriptor	db.refnamediv	refentry.rnc	A description of the topic of a reference page
refentry	db.refentry	db.toplevel.sections	refentry.rnc	A reference page (originally a UNIX man-style reference page)
refentrytitle	db.refentrytitle	db.citerefentry	refentry.rnc	The title of a reference page
reference	db.reference	db.divisions	refentry.rnc	A collection of reference entries
refmeta	db.refmeta	db.refentry	refentry.rnc	Meta-information for a reference entry
refmiscinfo	db.refmiscinfo	db.refmeta	refentry.rnc	Meta-information for a reference entry other than the title and volume number
refname	db.refname	db.refnamediv	refentry.rnc	The name of (one of) the subject(s) of a reference page
refnamediv	db.refnamediv	db.refentry	refentry.rnc	The name, purpose, and classification of a reference page
refpurpose	db.refpurpose	db.refnamediv	refentry.rnc	A short (one sentence) synopsis of the topic of a reference page
refsect1	db.refsect1	db.toplevel.sections	refsect1.rnc	A major subsection of a reference entry
refsect2	db.refsect2	db.secondlevel.refsection	refsect1.rnc	A subsection of a refsect1
refsect3	db.refsect3	db.refsect2.sections	refsect1.rnc	A subsection of a refsect2
refsection	db.refsection	db.toplevel.refsection	refentry.rnc	A recursive section in a refentry
refsynopsisdiv	db.refsynopsisdiv	db.refentry	refentry.rnc	A syntactic synopsis of the subject of the reference page
replaceable	replaceable	db.technical.inlines	technical.rnc
returnvalue	db.returnvalue	db.programming.inlines	programming.rnc
rhs	db.rhs	db.production	ebnf.rnc
sbr	db.sbr		programming.rnc
screen	db.screen		technical.rnc	Text that a user sees or might see on a computer screen
screenco	db.screenco	db.verbatim.blocks	callouts.rnc	A screen with associated areas used in callouts
screenshot	db.screenshot		technical.rnc	A representation of what the user sees or might see on a computer screen
sect1	db.sect1	db.toplevel.sections	sect1.rnc	A top-level section of the document
sect2	db.sect2	db.sect1.sections	sect1.rnc	A subsection within a Sect1
sect3	db.sect3	db.sect2.sections	sect1.rnc	A subsection within a Sect2
sect4	db.sect4	db.sect3.sections	sect1.rnc	A subsection within a Sect3
sect5	db.sect5	db.sect4.sections	sect1.rnc	A subsection within a Sect4
seealsoie	seealsoie		index.rnc	A "See also" ] " entry in an index, rather than in the text
seeie	seeie		index.rnc	A "See" entry in an index, rather than in the text
seg	db.seg		markup.rnc	An element of a list item in a segmented list
seglistitem	db.seglistitem		markup.rnc	A list item in a segmented list
segmentedlist	db.segmentedlist		markup.rnc	A segmented list, a list of sets of elements
segtitle	db.segtitle		markup.rnc	The title of an element of a list item in a segmented list
shortcut	db.shortcut		keyboard.rnc
simplemsgentry	db.simplemsgentry	db.msgset	msgset.rnc
symbol	symbol	db.markup.inlines	markup.rnc	A name that is replaced by a value before processing
synopfragment	db.synopfragment		programming.rnc
synopfragmentref	db.synopfragmentref		programming.rnc
synopsis	db.synopsis		programming.rnc	A general-purpose element for representing the syntax of commands or functions
systemitem	db.systemitem	db.technical.inlines	technical.rnc
tag	db.tag	db.markup.inlines	markup.rnc	A component of XML (or SGML) markup
td	db.html.informaltable		htmltbl.rnc
tertiaryie	tertiaryie		index.rnc
th	db.html.informaltable		htmltbl.rnc
tip	tip		admonitions.rnc
tocdiv			toc.rnc	A division in a table of contents
tocentry			toc.rnc	A component title in a table of contents
token	db.token	db.markup.inlines	markup.rnc	A unit of information
tr	db.html.informaltable		htmltbl.rnc
type	db.type	db.programming.inlines	programming.rnc
userinput	db.userinput	db.os.inlines	os.rnc
varargs	varargs		programming.rnc
varname	varname	db.programming.inlines	programming.rnc
void	db.void		programming.rnc
warning	db.warning		admonitions.rnc