| DocBook: The Definitive Guide 2.0.12 (Alpha)

# G

# DocBook Quick Reference

## DocBook V3.1

Element | Brief Description
--- | ---
`Abbrev` | An abbreviation, especially one followed by a period
`Abstract` | A summary
`Accel` | A graphical user interface (GUI) keyboard shortcut
`Ackno` | Acknowledgements in an `Article`
`Acronym` | An often pronounceable word made from the initial (or selected) letters of a name or phrase
`Action` | A response to a user event
`Address` | A real-world address, generally a postal address
`Affiliation` | The institutional affiliation of an individual
`Alt` | Text representation for a graphical element
`Anchor` | A spot in the document
`Answer` | An answer to a question posed in a `QandASet`
`Appendix` | An appendix in a `Book` or `Article`
`Application` | The name of a software program
`Area` | A region defined for a `Callout` in a graphic or code example
`AreaSet` | A set of related areas in a graphic or code example
`AreaSpec` | A collection of regions in a graphic or code example
`Arg` | An argument in a `CmdSynopsis`
`ArtHeader` | Meta-information for an `Article`
`ArtPageNums` | The page numbers of an article as published
`Article` | An article
`Attribution` | The source of a block quote or epigraph
`AudioData` | Pointer to external audio data
`AudioObject` | A wrapper for audio data and its associated meta-information
`Author` | The name of an individual author
`AuthorBlurb` | A short description or note about an author
`AuthorGroup` | Wrapper for author information when a document has multiple authors or collabarators
`AuthorInitials` | The initials or other short identifier for an author
`BeginPage` | The location of a page break in a print version of the document
`BiblioDiv` | A section of a `Bibliography`
`BiblioEntry` | An entry in a `Bibliography`
`BiblioMSet` | A “cooked” container for related bibliographic information
`BiblioMisc` | Untyped bibliographic information
`BiblioMixed` | An entry in a `Bibliography`
`BiblioSet` | A “raw” container for related bibliographic information
`Bibliography` | A bibliography
`BlockQuote` | A quotation set off from the main text
`Book` | A book
`BookBiblio` | Meta-information about a book used in a bibliographical citation
`BookInfo` | Meta-information for a Book
`BridgeHead` | A free-floating heading
`CO` | The location of a callout embedded in text
`Callout` | A “called out” description of a marked `Area`
`CalloutList` | A list of `Callout`s
`Caption` | A caption
`Caution` | A note of caution
`Chapter` | A chapter, as of a book
`Citation` | An inline bibliographic reference to another published work
`CiteRefEntry` | A citation to a reference page
`CiteTitle` | The title of a cited work
`City` | The name of a city in an address
`ClassName` | The name of a class, in the object-oriented programming sense
`CmdSynopsis` | A syntax summary for a software command
`ColSpec` | Specifications for a column in a table
`Collab` | Identifies a collaborator
`CollabName` | The name of a collaborator
`Colophon` | Text at the back of a book describing facts about its production
`Command` | The name of an executable program or other software command
`Comment` | A comment intended for presentation in a draft manuscript
`ComputerOutput` | Data, generally text, displayed or presented by a computer
`ConfDates` | The dates of a conference for which a document was written
`ConfGroup` | A wrapper for document meta-information about a conference
`ConfNum` | An identifier, frequently numerical, associated with a conference for which a document was written
`ConfSponsor` | The sponsor of a conference for which a document was written
`ConfTitle` | The title of a conference for which a document was written
`Constant` | A programming or system constant
`ContractNum` | The contract number of a document
`ContractSponsor` | The sponsor of a contract
`Contrib` | A summary of the contributions made to a document by a credited source
`Copyright` | Copyright information about a document
`CorpAuthor` | A corporate author, as opposed to an individual
`CorpName` | The name of a corporation
`Country` | The name of a country
`Database` | The name of a database, or part of a database
`Date` | The date of publication or revision of a document
`Dedication` | A wrapper for the dedication section of a book
`DocInfo` | Meta-data for a book component
`Edition` | The name or number of an edition of a document
`Editor` | The name of the editor of a document
`Email` | An email address
`Emphasis` | Emphasized text
`EnVar` | A software environment variable
`Entry` | A cell in a table
`EntryTbl` | A subtable appearing in place of an `Entry` in a table
`Epigraph` | A short inscription at the beginning of a document or component
`Equation` | A displayed mathematical equation
`ErrorCode` | An error code
`ErrorName` | An error name
`ErrorType` | The classification of an error message
`Example` | A formal example, with a title
`Fax` | A fax number
`Figure` | A formal figure, generally an illustration, with a title
`Filename` | The name of a file
`FirstName` | The first name of a person
`FirstTerm` | The first occurrence of a term
`Footnote` | A footnote
`FootnoteRef` | A cross reference to a footnote (a footnote mark)
`ForeignPhrase` | A word or phrase in a language other than the primary language of the document
`FormalPara` | A paragraph with a title
`FuncDef` | A function (subroutine) name and its return type
`FuncParams` | Parameters for a function referenced through a function pointer in a synopsis
`FuncPrototype` | The prototype of a function
`FuncSynopsis` | The syntax summary for a function definition
`FuncSynopsisInfo` | Information supplementing the `FuncDefs` of a `FuncSynopsis`
`Function` | The name of a function or subroutine, as in a programming language
`GUIButton` | The text on a button in a GUI
`GUIIcon` | Graphic and/or text appearing as a icon in a GUI
`GUILabel` | The text of a label in a GUI
`GUIMenu` | The name of a menu in a GUI
`GUIMenuItem` | The name of a terminal menu item in a GUI
`GUISubmenu` | The name of a submenu in a GUI
`GlossDef` | A definition in a `GlossEntry`
`GlossDiv` | A division in a `Glossary`
`GlossEntry` | An entry in a `Glossary` or `GlossList`
`GlossList` | A wrapper for a set of `GlossEntry`s
`GlossSee` | A cross-reference from one `GlossEntry` to another
`GlossSeeAlso` | A cross-reference from one `GlossEntry` to another
`GlossTerm` | A glossary term
`Glossary` | A glossary
`Graphic` | A displayed graphical object (not an inline)
`GraphicCO` | A graphic that contains callout areas
`Group` | A group of elements in a `CmdSynopsis`
`Hardware` | A physical part of a computer system
`Highlights` | A summary of the main points of the discussed component
`Holder` | The name of the individual or organization that holds a copyright
`Honorific` | The title of a person
`ISBN` | The International Standard Book Number of a document
`ISSN` | The International Standard Serial Number of a periodical
`ITermSet` | A set of index terms in the meta-information of a document
`ImageData` | Pointer to external image data
`ImageObject` | A wrapper for image data and its associated meta-information
`ImageObjectCO` | A wrapper for an image object with callouts
`Important` | An admonition set off from the text
`Index` | An index
`IndexDiv` | A division in an index
`IndexEntry` | An entry in an index
`IndexTerm` | A wrapper for terms to be indexed
`InformalEquation` | A displayed mathematical equation without a title
`InformalExample` | A displayed example without a title
`InformalFigure` | A untitled figure
`InformalTable` | A table without a title
`InlineEquation` | A mathematical equation or expression occurring inline
`InlineGraphic` | An object containing or pointing to graphical data that will be rendered inline
`InlineMediaObject` | An inline media object (video, audio, image, and so on)
`Interface` | An element of a GUI
`InterfaceDefinition` | The name of a formal specification of a GUI
`InvPartNumber` | An inventory part number
`IssueNum` | The number of an issue of a journal
`ItemizedList` | A list in which each entry is marked with a bullet or other dingbat
`JobTitle` | The title of an individual in an organization
`KeyCap` | The text printed on a key on a keyboard
`KeyCode` | The internal, frequently numeric, identifier for a key on a keyboard
`KeyCombo` | A combination of input actions
`KeySym` | The symbolic name of a key on a keyboard
`Keyword` | One of a set of keywords describing the content of a document
`KeywordSet` | A set of keywords describing the content of a document
`LegalNotice` | A statement of legal obligations or requirements
`LineAnnotation` | A comment on a line in a verbatim listing
`Lineage` | The portion of a person's name indicating a relationship to ancestors
`Link` | A hypertext link
`ListItem` | A wrapper for the elements of a list item
`Literal` | Inline text that is some literal value
`LiteralLayout` | A block of text in which line breaks and white space are to be reproduced faithfully
`LoT` | A list of the titles of formal objects (as tables or figures) in a document
`LoTentry` | An entry in a list of titles
`ManVolNum` | A reference volume number
`Markup` | A string of formatting markup in text that is to be represented literally
`MediaLabel` | A name that identifies the physical medium on which some information resides
`MediaObject` | A displayed media object (video, audio, image, etc.)
`MediaObjectCO` | A media object that contains callouts
`Member` | An element of a simple list
`MenuChoice` | A selection or series of selections from a menu
`ModeSpec` | Application-specific information necessary for the completion of an OLink
`MouseButton` | The conventional name of a mouse button
`Msg` | A message in a message set
`MsgAud` | The audience to which a message in a message set is relevant
`MsgEntry` | A wrapper for an entry in a message set
`MsgExplan` | Explanatory material relating to a message in a message set
`MsgInfo` | Information about a message in a message set
`MsgLevel` | The level of importance or severity of a message in a message set
`MsgMain` | The primary component of a message in a message set
`MsgOrig` | The origin of a message in a message set
`MsgRel` | A related component of a message in a message set
`MsgSet` | A detailed set of messages, usually error messages
`MsgSub` | A subcomponent of a message in a message set
`MsgText` | The actual text of a message component in a message set
`Note` | A message set off from the text
`OLink` | A link that addresses its target indirectly, through an entity
`ObjectInfo` | Meta-information for an object
`Option` | An option for a software command
`Optional` | Optional information
`OrderedList` | A list in which each entry is marked with a sequentially incremented label
`OrgDiv` | A division of an organization
`OrgName` | The name of an organization other than a corporation
`OtherAddr` | Uncategorized information in address
`OtherCredit` | A person or entity, other than an author or editor, credited in a document
`OtherName` | A component of a persons name that is not a first name, surname, or lineage
`POB` | A post office box in an address
`PageNums` | The numbers of the pages in a book, for use in a bibliographic entry
`Para` | A paragraph
`ParamDef` | Information about a function parameter in a programming language
`Parameter` | A value or a symbolic reference to a value
`Part` | A division in a book
`PartIntro` | An introduction to the contents of a part
`Phone` | A telephone number
`Phrase` | A span of text
`Postcode` | A postal code in an address
`Preface` | Introductory matter preceding the first chapter of a book
`Primary` | The primary word or phrase under which an index term should be sorted
`PrimaryIE` | A primary term in an index entry, not in the text
`PrintHistory` | The printing history of a document
`Procedure` | A list of operations to be performed in a well-defined sequence
`ProductName` | The formal name of a product
`ProductNumber` | A number assigned to a product
`ProgramListing` | A literal listing of all or part of a program
`ProgramListingCO` | A program listing with associated areas used in callouts
`Prompt` | A character or string indicating the start of an input field in a computer display
`Property` | A unit of data associated with some part of a computer system
`PubDate` | The date of publication of a document
`Publisher` | The publisher of a document
`PublisherName` | The name of the publisher of a document
`PubsNumber` | A number assigned to a publication other than an ISBN or ISSN or inventory part number
`QandADiv` | A titled division in a `QandASet`
`QandAEntry` | A question/answer set within a `QandASet`
`QandASet` | A question-and-answer set
`Question` | A question in a `QandASet`
`Quote` | An inline quotation
`RefClass` | The scope or other indication of applicability of a reference entry
`RefDescriptor` | A description of the topic of a reference page
`RefEntry` | A reference page (originally a UNIX man-style reference page)
`RefEntryTitle` | The title of a reference page
`RefMeta` | Meta-information for a reference entry
`RefMiscInfo` | Meta-information for a reference entry other than the title and volume number
`RefName` | The name of (one of) the subject(s) of a reference page
`RefNameDiv` | The name, purpose, and classification of a reference page
`RefPurpose` | A short (one sentence) synopsis of the topic of a reference page
`RefSect1` | A major subsection of a reference entry
`RefSect1Info` | Meta-information for a `RefSect1`
`RefSect2` | A subsection of a `RefSect1`
`RefSect2Info` | Meta-information for a `RefSect2`
`RefSect3` | A subsection of a `RefSect2`
`RefSect3Info` | Meta-information for a `RefSect3`
`RefSynopsisDiv` | A syntactic synopsis of the subject of the reference page
`RefSynopsisDivInfo` | Meta-information for a RefSynopsisDiv
`Reference` | A collection of reference entries
`ReleaseInfo` | Information about a particular release of a document
`Replaceable` | Content that may or must be replaced by the user
`ReturnValue` | The value returned by a function
`RevHistory` | A history of the revisions to a document
`RevNumber` | A document revision number
`RevRemark` | A description of a revision to a document
`Revision` | An entry describing a single revision in the history of the revisions to a document
`Row` | A row in a table
`SBR` | An explicit line break in a command synopsis
`SGMLTag` | A component of SGML markup
`Screen` | Text that a user sees or might see on a computer screen
`ScreenCO` | A screen with associated areas used in callouts
`ScreenInfo` | Information about how a screen shot was produced
`ScreenShot` | A representation of what the user sees or might see on a computer screen
`Secondary` | A secondary word or phrase in an index term
`SecondaryIE` | A secondary term in an index entry, rather than in the text
`Sect1` | A top-level section of document
`Sect1Info` | Meta-information for a `Sect1`
`Sect2` | A subsection within a `Sect1`
`Sect2Info` | Meta-information for a `Sect2`
`Sect3` | A subsection within a `Sect2`
`Sect3Info` | Meta-information for a `Sect3`
`Sect4` | A subsection within a `Sect3`
`Sect4Info` | Meta-information for a `Sect4`
`Sect5` | A subsection within a `Sect4`
`Sect5Info` | Meta-information for a `Sect5`
`Section` | A recursive section
`SectionInfo` | Meta-information for a recursive section
`See` | Part of an index term directing the reader instead to another entry in the index
`SeeAlso` | Part of an index term directing the reader also to another entry in the index
`SeeAlsoIE` | A “See also” entry in an index, rather than in the text
`SeeIE` | A “See” entry in an index, rather than in the text
`Seg` | An element of a list item in a segmented list
`SegListItem` | A list item in a segmented list
`SegTitle` | The title of an element of a list item in a segmented list
`SegmentedList` | A segmented list, a list of sets of elements
`SeriesInfo` | Information about the publication series of which a book is a part
`SeriesVolNums` | Numbers of the volumes in a series of books
`Set` | A collection of books
`SetIndex` | An index to a set of books
`SetInfo` | Meta-information for a `Set`
`ShortAffil` | A brief description of an affiliation
`Shortcut` | A key combination for an action that is also accessible through a menu
`Sidebar` | A portion of a document that is isolated from the main narrative flow
`SimPara` | A paragraph that contains only text and inline markup, no block elements
`SimpleList` | An undecorated list of single words or short phrases
`SimpleSect` | A section of a document with no subdivisions
`SpanSpec` | Formatting information for a spanned column in a table
`State` | A state or province in an address
`Step` | A unit of action in a procedure
`Street` | A street address in an address
`StructField` | A field in a structure (in the programming language sense)
`StructName` | The name of a structure (in the programming language sense)
`SubSteps` | A wrapper for steps that occur within steps in a procedure
`Subject` | One of a group of terms describing the subject matter of a document
`SubjectSet` | A set of terms describing the subject matter of a document
`SubjectTerm` | A term in a group of terms describing the subject matter of a document
`Subscript` | A subscript (as in H2O, the molecular formula for water)
`Subtitle` | The subtitle of a document
`Superscript` | A superscript (as in x2, the mathematical notation for x multiplied by itself)
`Surname` | A family name; in western cultures the “last name”
`Symbol` | A name that is replaced by a value before processing
`SynopFragment` | A portion of a `CmdSynopsis` broken out from the main body of the synopsis
`SynopFragmentRef` | A reference to a fragment of a command synopsis
`Synopsis` | A general-purpose element for representing the syntax of commands or functions
`SystemItem` | A system-related item or term
`TBody` | A wrapper for the rows of a table or informal table
`TFoot` | A table footer consisting of one or more rows
`TGroup` | A wrapper for the main content of a table, or part of a table
`THead` | A table header consisting of one or more rows
`Table` | A formal table in a document
`Term` | The word or phrase being defined or described in a variable list
`Tertiary` | A tertiary word or phrase in an index term
`TertiaryIE` | A tertiary term in an index entry, rather than in the text
`TextObject` | A wrapper for a text description of an object and its associated meta-information
`Tip` | A suggestion to the user, set off from the text
`Title` | The text of the title of a section of a document or of a formal block-level element
`TitleAbbrev` | The abbreviation of a `Title`
`ToC` | A table of contents
`ToCback` | An entry in a table of contents for a back matter component
`ToCchap` | An entry in a table of contents for a component in the body of a document
`ToCentry` | A component title in a table of contents
`ToCfront` | An entry in a table of contents for a front matter component
`ToClevel1` | A top-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component
`ToClevel2` | A second-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component
`ToClevel3` | A third-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component
`ToClevel4` | A fourth-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component
`ToClevel5` | A fifth-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component
`ToCpart` | An entry in a table of contents for a part of a book
`Token` | A unit of information
`Trademark` | A trademark
`Type` | The classification of a value
`ULink` | A link that addresses its target by means of a URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
`UserInput` | Data entered by the user
`VarArgs` | An empty element in a function synopsis indicating a variable number of arguments
`VarListEntry` | A wrapper for a set of terms and the associated description in a variable list
`VarName` | The name of a variable
`VariableList` | A list in which each entry is composed of a set of one or more terms and an associated description
`VideoData` | Pointer to external video data
`VideoObject` | A wrapper for video data and its associated meta-information
`Void` | An empty element in a function synopsis indicating that the function in question takes no arguments
`VolumeNum` | The volume number of a document in a set (as of books in a set or articles in a journal)
`Warning` | An admonition set off from the text
`WordAsWord` | A word meant specifically as a word and not representing anything else
`XRef` | A cross reference to another part of the document
`Year` | The year of publication of a document

## DocBook V4.1.2

All of the elements in DocBook V3.1 except `ArtHeader`, `BookBiblio`, `Comment`, `DocInfo`, `InterfaceDefinition`, `SeriesInfo` plus the following additional elements:

Element | Brief Description
--- | ---
`appendixinfo` | Meta-information for an `Appendix`
`articleinfo` | Meta-information for an `Article`
`bibliographyinfo` | Meta-information for a `Bibliography`
`chapterinfo` | Meta-information for a `Chapter`
`classsynopsis` | The syntax summary for a class definition
`classsynopsisinfo` | Information supplementing the contents of a `ClassSynopsis`
`constructorsynopsis` | A syntax summary for a constructor
`destructorsynopsis` | A syntax summary for a destructor
`exceptionname` | The name of an exception
`fieldsynopsis` | The name of a field in a class definition
`glossaryinfo` | Meta-information for a `Glossary`
`indexinfo` | Meta-information for an `Index`
`initializer` | The initializer for a `FieldSynopsis`
`interfacename` | The name of an interface
`methodname` | The name of a method
`methodparam` | Parameters to a method
`methodsynopsis` | A syntax summary for a method
`modifier` | Modifiers in a synopsis
`ooclass` | A class in an object-oriented programming language
`ooexception` | An exception in an object-oriented programming language
`oointerface` | An interface in an object-oriented programming language
`partinfo` | Meta-information for a `Part`
`prefaceinfo` | Meta-information for a `Preface`
`refentryinfo` | Meta-information for a `Refentry`
`referenceinfo` | Meta-information for a `Reference`
`remark` | A remark (or comment) intended for presentation in a draft manuscript
`revdescription` | A extended description of a revision to a document
`setindexinfo` | Meta-information for a `SetIndex`
`sidebarinfo` | Meta-information for a `Sidebar`
`simplemsgentry` | A wrapper for a simpler entry in a message set

## DocBook EBNF Module V1.0

The following elements in addition to the elements in the version of DocBook to which this module is added:

Element | Brief Description
--- | ---
`constraint` | A constraint in an EBNF production
`constraintdef` | The definition of a constraint in an EBNF production
`lhs` | The left-hand side of an EBNF production
`nonterminal` | A non-terminal in an EBNF production
`production` | A production in a set of EBNF productions
`productionrecap` | A cross-reference to an EBNF production
`productionset` | A set of EBNF productions
`rhs` | The right-hand side of an EBNF production

## DocBook HTML Forms Module V1.0

The HTML Forms Module adds the HTML `Form` element and related elements.

## DocBook MathML Module V1.0

The MathML Module adds the elements from the MathML namespace.

## DocBook SVG Module V1.0

The SVG Module adds the elements from the SVG namespace.

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