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ENTITIES (attributes): GLOSSARY (title), ENTRY (sort key, term, definition, topic)

Many-to many Relationship: GLOSSARY <contains> ENTRY

All attributes except (topic) are single-valued

XML

Structure of each document:

<glossary>
	<title></title>
	<entry>
		<sort></sort>
		<term></term>
		<definition></definition>
		<topic></topic>
	</entry>
</glossary>

Sample entry:

 <entry>	
	<sort>information</sort>	
	<term>information</term>
	<definition>Processed data that is organized, meaningful, and useful, including documents...and video.</definition>
	<topic>databases</topic>
	<topic>computers and networks</topic>
</entry>

XSL

Uses four XSL elements: