<equiv>

<equiv> (equivalent) specifies a component which is considered equivalent to the parent element, either by co-reference, or by external link. 22.4.4 Element Specifications 22.4.5 Attribute List Specification 22.4.6 Element Classes 22.4.7 Pattern Documentation
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Attributes [att.internetMedia ]
namenames the underlying concept of which the parent is a representation
Status Optional
Datatype 
data.name
Values any name
uri(uniform resource identifier) references the underlying concept of which the parent is a representation by means of some external identifier
Status Optional
Datatype 
data.pointer
Values a URI
filterreferences an external script which contains a method to transform instances of this element to canonical TEI
Status Optional
Datatype 
data.pointer
Values a URI
Declaration
element equiv
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.internetMedia.attributes,
   attribute name { data.name }?,
   attribute uri { data.pointer }?,
   attribute filter { data.pointer }?,
   empty
}
Example

The following example declares that the bo element is conceptually equivalent to the markup construct hi rend='bold', and that an external definition of this concept is available from the URI indicated

<elementSpec ident="hi" mode="change">
 <equiv name="BOLD"/>
 <desc>bold typography</desc>
 <attList>
  <attDef ident="rend">
   <valList>
    <valItem ident="bold"/>
   </valList>
  </attDef>
 </attList>
</elementSpec>
<elementSpec ident="bo" mode="add">
 <equiv name="BOLD" uri="http://www.typesrus.com/bold"/>
</elementSpec>
Note
The mimeType attribute should be used to supply the MIME media type of the filter script specified by the filter attribute.
Contained by model.glossLike
May containEmpty element