term — The word or phrase being defined or described in a variable list
term ::= (text | Bibliography inlines | Error inlines | Graphic inlines | GUI inlines | Indexing inlines | Keyboard inlines | Linking inlines | Markup inlines | Math inlines | Object-oriented programming inlines | Operating system inlines | Product inlines | Programming inlines | Publishing inlines | Technical inlines | Ubiquitous inlines)*
The term
in a varlistentry
identifies the thing that is described or defined by that entry.
Formatted as a displayed block. A term
is
usually formatted to make it stand out with respect to the text that
follows. The best presentation depends on several factors, including
the number and length of the terms. The termlength
attribute on the containing
variablelist
may influence the presentation of
term
s. See variablelist
.