<abbr>

(abbreviation) – A generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym or 2) a shorthand notation.
Module MEI.edittrans
Attributes
@cert(optional)Signifies the degree of certainty or precision associated with a feature. Value conforms to data.CERTAINTY. att.evidence
@evidence(optional)Indicates the nature of the evidence supporting the reliability or accuracy of the intervention or interpretation. Suggested values include: 'internal', 'external', 'conjecture'. Value of datatype NMTOKEN. att.evidence
@expan(optional)Records the expansion of a text abbreviation. Value of datatype string. abbr
@facs(optional)Permits the current element to reference a facsimile surface or image zone which corresponds to it. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces. att.facsimile
@hand(optional)Signifies the hand responsible for an action. The value must be the ID of a <hand> element declared in the header. Value conforms to data.URI. att.handident
@label(optional)Provides a name or label for an element. The value may be any string. Value of datatype string. att.commonPart
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation for an element. Value conforms to token. att.common
@resp(optional)Captures information regarding responsibility for some aspect of the text's creation, transcription, editing, or encoding. Its value must point to one or more identifiers declared in the document header. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces. att.responsibility
@seq(optional)Used to assign a sequence number related to the order in which the encoded features carrying this attribute are believed to have occurred. Value of datatype positiveInteger. att.sequence
@source(optional)Contains a list of one or more pointers indicating the sources which attest to a given reading. Each value should correspond to the ID of a <source> element located in the document header. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces. att.source
@subtype(optional)Provide any sub-classification for the element, additional to that given by its type attribute. Value of datatype NMTOKEN. att.typed
@translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used. Value of datatype NMTOKEN. att.lang
@type(optional)Characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology. Value of datatype NMTOKEN. att.typed
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references. Value conforms to data.URI. att.commonPart
@xml:id(optional)Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value. Value of datatype ID. att.id
@xml:lang(optional)Identifies the language of the element's content. The values for this attribute are language 'tags' as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of private use sub-tags must be documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI header whose id attribute is the same as the language tag's value. Value of datatype language. att.lang
Member of
Contained by
May contain
Declaration
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.edit"/>
<memberOf key="att.facsimile"/>
<memberOf key="att.lang"/>
<memberOf key="att.trans"/>
<memberOf key="att.typed"/>
<memberOf key="model.editorialLike"/>
</classes>
<content>
<rng:zeroOrMore>
<rng:choice>
<rng:text/>
<rng:ref name="model.textphraseLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.eventLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.eventLike.neumes" />
<rng:ref name="model.controleventLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.lyricsLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.midiLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.editLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.transcriptionLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.noteModifierLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.sectionLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.measureLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.staffLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.layerLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.graphicprimitiveLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.fLike" />
</rng:choice>
</rng:zeroOrMore>
</content>
Remarks

This element is modelled on an element in the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) and Encoded Archival Description (EAD) standards.