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Date:         Fri, 28 Jan 1994 09:19:28 -0500
From: Michael Downes <MJD@MATH.AMS.ORG>
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Subject:      Re: Term sought
Status: R

> I'm looking for a term that is an abstraction of `document class' and
> `package'. I.e., there should be an `is-a' relationship between this
> term and these categories.

Here are more possibilities, some rather farfetched, but if I leave them
in maybe they will spark a better idea from someone else.  Unlike the
earlier suggestions, these are oriented more to the relationship between
the document and the documentclass or package.

  invoked specialization
  tributary
  adaptor
  specifier
  qualification
  document properties qualification
  predicate
  refinement
  document setup file
  setup file
  header
  focus file
  external customization reference
  preamble allusion

I must say, if I were doing the writing myself, David's suggestion of
`class or package' would be a strong candidate for my choice.

Michael Downes
mjd@math.ams.org