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  9. <Glossary Id="sz6BJNB1DI9X3cS">
  10. <Title>Glossary</Title>
  11. <Glossentry>
  12. <GlossTerm>architectural form</GlossTerm>
  13. <glossdef>
  14. <para>
  15. A template for a class of SGML elements or set of
  16. attributes.
  17. </para>
  18. </glossdef>
  19. </Glossentry>
  20. <GlossEntry>
  21. <GlossTerm>attribute</GlossTerm>
  22. <glossdef>
  23. <para>
  24. The named value associated with a specific occurrence of
  25. an element.
  26. </para>
  27. </glossdef>
  28. </GlossEntry>
  29. <Glossentry>
  30. <GlossTerm>book</GlossTerm>
  31. <glossdef>
  32. <para>
  33. In the Information Manager, an electronic book. A collection of sections
  34. arranged according to a hypertext table of contents (TOC).
  35. </para>
  36. </glossdef>
  37. </Glossentry>
  38. <Glossentry>
  39. <GlossTerm>bookcase</GlossTerm>
  40. <glossdef>
  41. <para>
  42. A group of electronic books on related topics. A logical set
  43. of information (perhaps several related books) that are
  44. accompanied by a single full-text index. A bookcase and
  45. style sheets represents the minimum collection of
  46. information that can be built into an
  47. Information Library information
  48. library.
  49. </para>
  50. </glossdef>
  51. </Glossentry>
  52. <Glossentry>
  53. <GlossTerm>Bookcase DTD</GlossTerm>
  54. <glossdef>
  55. <para>
  56. The document type definition defining the structure of
  57. the specification files used to build books for the
  58. Information Manager.
  59. </para>
  60. </glossdef>
  61. </Glossentry>
  62. <Glossentry>
  63. <GlossTerm>bookcase specification</GlossTerm>
  64. <glossdef>
  65. <para>
  66. An SGML document that contains or specifies the book
  67. files, style sheets, and other SGML entities necessary to
  68. build an Information Manager information library.
  69. </para>
  70. </glossdef>
  71. </Glossentry>
  72. <Glossentry>
  73. <GlossTerm>Book List</GlossTerm>
  74. <glossdef>
  75. <para>
  76. The list of bookcases and books available from the
  77. Information Manager.
  78. </para>
  79. </glossdef>
  80. </Glossentry>
  81. <Glossentry>
  82. <GlossTerm>Browser</GlossTerm>
  83. <glossdef>
  84. <para>
  85. The Information Manager on-line system that allows
  86. you to view and manage on-line information.
  87. </para>
  88. </glossdef>
  89. </Glossentry>
  90. <GlossEntry>
  91. <GlossTerm>document instance</GlossTerm>
  92. <glossdef>
  93. <para>
  94. The SGML source for your document, including the
  95. document content and the SGML markup.
  96. </para>
  97. </glossdef>
  98. </GlossEntry>
  99. <Glossentry>
  100. <GlossTerm>DTD</GlossTerm>
  101. <glossdef>
  102. <para>
  103. Acroynm for document type definition. The formal
  104. constructs that establish the markup for a document.
  105. The DTD also includes informal guidelines and
  106. conventions for applying SGML to a document type.
  107. </para>
  108. </glossdef>
  109. </Glossentry>
  110. <GlossEntry>
  111. <GlossTerm>dtinfogen</GlossTerm>
  112. <glossdef>
  113. <para>
  114. The on-line document compilation and display system.
  115. </para>
  116. </glossdef>
  117. </GlossEntry>
  118. <GlossEntry>
  119. <GlossTerm>GUI</GlossTerm>
  120. <glossdef>
  121. <para>
  122. Acronym for Graphical User Interface. An application&rsquo;s
  123. look and feel.
  124. </para>
  125. </glossdef>
  126. </GlossEntry>
  127. <Glossentry>
  128. <GlossTerm>information library</GlossTerm>
  129. <glossdef>
  130. <para>
  131. The entire set of on-line bookcases available in the
  132. Information Manager library.
  133. </para>
  134. </glossdef>
  135. </Glossentry>
  136. <Glossentry>
  137. <GlossTerm>Information Manager</GlossTerm>
  138. <glossdef>
  139. <para>
  140. The overall document input, creation, mark-up and display
  141. system.
  142. </para>
  143. </glossdef>
  144. </Glossentry>
  145. <Glossentry>
  146. <GlossTerm>modified DTD</GlossTerm>
  147. <glossdef>
  148. <para>
  149. The DTD for the document source, with
  150. architectural forms applied.
  151. </para>
  152. </glossdef>
  153. </Glossentry>
  154. <Glossentry>
  155. <GlossTerm>reading window</GlossTerm>
  156. <glossdef>
  157. <para>
  158. The Information Manager window that shows the text, tables
  159. and graphics of a book.
  160. </para>
  161. </glossdef>
  162. </Glossentry>
  163. <Glossentry>
  164. <GlossTerm>section</GlossTerm>
  165. <glossdef>
  166. <para>A single unit of documentation that is displayed within a
  167. Reading window. On average, a section is a
  168. screen or two in length and does not typically span more
  169. than seven screens.
  170. </para>
  171. </glossdef>
  172. </Glossentry>
  173. <Glossentry><GlossTerm>SGML</GlossTerm>
  174. <glossdef>
  175. <para>Acronym for Standard Generalized Markup Language
  176. (ISO 8879). SGML is the Information Manager document input and
  177. storage format.
  178. </para>
  179. </glossdef>
  180. </Glossentry>
  181. <Glossentry>
  182. <GlossTerm>style sheet</GlossTerm>
  183. <glossdef>
  184. <para>
  185. A file that defines the document rendering
  186. characteristics for on-line viewing and for printing.
  187. </para>
  188. </glossdef>
  189. </Glossentry>
  190. <Glossentry>
  191. <GlossTerm>TOC</GlossTerm>
  192. <glossdef>
  193. <para>
  194. Acronym for hypertext table of contents that organizes
  195. sections of Information Manager on-line book titles.
  196. </para>
  197. </glossdef>
  198. </Glossentry>
  199. </Glossary>