.nameit (Nameit)

Defines symbols in a document.

Syntax

┌───────────────┬───────────────┬───────────────┬───────────────┐
│Control Word   │Element        │Attributes     │End            │
├───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┤
│.nameit        │Nameit         │symbol=        │               │
│               │               │text='string'  │               │
└───────────────┴───────────────┴───────────────┴───────────────┘

Attributes

symbol=name

Identifies a name for the symbol you want to create. It can be up to 10 characters long (A-Z, 0-9), with no blanks or special characters; the first character must be a letter. The & character cannot be used in the name.
text='string'
Identifies the content of the value to be assigned to the symbol and is what is displayed. In addition to text, the text string can contain other nameit symbols, IPFC symbols, and IPFC tags.

Description

The .nameit control word enables you to create symbols.

Conditions

Do not use the & character as part of the name of the symbol. You must use the & character when you actually use the symbol.

Always start the nameit control word in column 1.

Example

.nameit symbol=os text='operating system'.
.
:p.The &os. supports multitasking.

The output looks like this:

The operating system supports multitasking.

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