Encoded Archival Description Tag Library, Version 2002
EAD Elements
<abbr> Abbreviation
Description:
A generic element for a shortened form of a word, including an acronym.
The EXPAN attribute can be used to supply the full form of an abbreviated word for indexing or searching purposes.
See also related element Expansion <expan>.
May contain:
#PCDATA
May occur within:
abstract, archref, bibref, container, creation, descrules, dimensions, emph, entry, event, extent, extref, extrefloc, item, label, langmaterial, langusage, materialspec, origination, p, physdesc, physfacet, physloc, ref, refloc, repository, subtitle, titleproper, unitdate, unitid, unittitle
Attributes:
| ALTRENDER | #IMPLIED, CDATA |
| AUDIENCE | #IMPLIED, external, internal |
| EXPAN | #IMPLIED, CDATA |
| ID | #IMPLIED, ID |
Example:
<note>
<p> <abbr expan="Autograph Letter Signed">ALS</abbr> </p>
</note>