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DITA – the Topic-Based XML Standard

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With DITA, you can define new domains and types on the basis of predefined basic types. Such adaptations and extensions are called specialization. Using the inheritance principle, definitions for the output types are passed on to derived new types and can be specifically adapted and extended according to requirements.

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Closs, S. (2016). DITA Specialization. In: DITA – the Topic-Based XML Standard. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28349-4_13

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