###### 3.2.4.1.6 glossAlt

The <glossAlt> element contains a variant term for the preferred term. The variant should have the same meaning as the term in the <glossterm> element; the variant is simply another way to refer to the same term. There may be many ways to refer to a term; each variant is placed in its own <glossAlt> element. The <glossUsage> element may be used within <glossAlt> to indicate when use of the alternate term is appropriate.

Any list of alternative terms is, of course, specific to the language, so translation of a glossentry topic may result in empty elements within a <glossAlt> container.

###### Contains

Doctype | Content model
ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup | ( (glossAbbreviation or glossAcronym or glossShortForm or glossSynonym) (optional) then (glossStatus) (optional) then (glossProperty) (any number) then (glossUsage) (optional) then (note or hazardstatement) (any number) then (glossAlternateFor) (any number) )

###### Contained by

Doctype | Content model
ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup | glossBody

###### Inheritance

- topic/section concept/section glossentry/glossAlt

###### Example

The glossary term "USB flash drive" with additional information

    <glossentry id="usbfd">
      <glossterm>USB flash drive</glossterm>
      <glossdef>A small portable drive.</glossdef>
      <glossBody>
        <glossPartOfSpeech value="noun"/>
        <glossUsage>Do not provide in upper case (as in "USB Flash
    Drive") because that suggests a trademark.</glossUsage>
        <glossAlt>
          <glossAcronym>UFD</glossAcronym>
          <glossUsage>Explain the acronym on first occurrence.</glossUsage>
        </glossAlt>
        <glossAlt id="memoryStick">
          <glossSynonym>memory stick</glossSynonym>
          <glossUsage>This is a colloquial term.</glossUsage>
        </glossAlt>
        <glossAlt>
          <glossAbbreviation>stick</glossAbbreviation>
          <glossStatus value="prohibited"/>
          <glossUsage>This is too colloquial.</glossUsage>
          <glossAlternateFor href="#usbfd/memoryStick"/>
        </glossAlt>
        <glossAlt>
          <glossAbbreviation>flash</glossAbbreviation>
          <glossStatus value="prohibited"/>
          <glossUsage>This short form is ambiguous.</glossUsage>
        </glossAlt>
      </glossBody>
    </glossentry>

###### Attributes

Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required?
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.3 univ-atts attribute group |  |  |
global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.2 global-atts attribute group |  |  |
class, outputclass | Common attributes described in 3.4.1.9 Other common DITA attributes |  |  |

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Parent Topic: 3.2.4.1 Glossentry elements

Sibling Topics:

3.2.4.1.1 glossentry

3.2.4.1.2 glossterm

3.2.4.1.3 glossdef

3.2.4.1.4 glossAbbreviation

3.2.4.1.5 glossAcronym

3.2.4.1.7 glossAlternateFor

3.2.4.1.8 glossBody

3.2.4.1.9 glossPartOfSpeech

3.2.4.1.10 glossProperty

3.2.4.1.11 glossScopeNote

3.2.4.1.12 glossShortForm

3.2.4.1.13 glossStatus

3.2.4.1.14 glossSurfaceForm

3.2.4.1.15 glossSymbol

3.2.4.1.16 glossSynonym

3.2.4.1.17 glossUsage