###### 2.1.2.3.2 Metadata attributes

Certain attributes are common across most DITA elements. These attributes support content referencing, conditional processing, application of metadata, and globalization and localization.

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2.1.2.3.2.1 Conditional processing attributes

2.1.2.3.2.2 Translation and localization attributes

2.1.2.3.2.3 Architectural attributes

Sibling Topics:

2.1.2.3.1 Metadata elements

2.1.2.3.3 Metadata in maps and topics

2.1.2.3.4 Cascading of attributes and metadata in a DITA map

2.1.2.3.5 Map-to-map cascading behaviors

2.1.2.3.6 Reconciling topic and map metadata