Name
abbrev — An abbreviation, especially one followed by a
period
Synopsis
abbrev ::=
(text | phrase
db._phrase | replaceable
| trademark
| Graphic inlines | Indexing inlines | Linking inlines | Ubiquitous inlines)*
Description
An abbreviation, especially one followed by a period.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline.
See Also
acronym
, emphasis
, foreignphrase
, phrase
, quote
, wordasword
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
<title>Example abbrev</title>
<para>The <abbrev>Assn.</abbrev> of Computing Machinery would probably never
abbreviate “Association” like this.
</para>
</article>