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Structured Authoring

DITA — Structured Authoring & XML Publishing Standard

Darwin Information Typing Architecture for topic-based authoring and publishing.

Overview

What is DITA?

DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) is an XML data model for authoring and publishing. DITA is built around the idea of topics: discrete pieces of information that can be combined and recombined into different documents.

Key Features

  • Topic-based authoring: content as individual topics, not monolithic documents
  • Content reuse: topics reused across multiple publications
  • Conditional publishing: different versions for different audiences
  • Maps and bookmaps: define structure and organization
  • Specialization: extend DITA to meet specific industry needs
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