TEI Guidelines for Electronic Text Encoding and Interchange (P4)
PART VI: Technical Topics

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• PART VI: Technical Topics
• 6.1. Conformance
• 6.1.1. Definitions of Terms
• 6.1.1.1. TEI-Conformant Document
• 6.1.1.2. TEI Local Processing Format
• 6.1.1.3. TEI Interchange Format
• 6.1.1.4. TEI Packed Interchange format
• 6.1.1.5. TEI Recommended Practice
• 6.1.1.6. TEI Abstract Model
• 6.1.2. Modifications to TEI SGML Declaration
• 6.1.3. Modifications to TEI Document Type Declarations
• 6.1.4. TEI Processing Model
• 6.1.4.1. Document Capture and Reclamation
• 6.1.4.2. Local Storage Format and Application Software
• 6.1.4.3. Enrichment and Other Processing
• 6.1.4.4. Data Export
• 6.1.4.5. Data Import
• 6.1.4.6. TEI Conformance in the Processing Model
• 6.1.5. Aspects of Conformance and Document Description
• 6.1.5.1. Character Sets
• 6.1.5.2. SGML Declaration
• 6.1.5.3. Document Type Declaration
• 6.1.5.4. Tag Usage and Feature Marking
• 6.1.5.5. Non-SGML, non-XML Markup
• 6.2. Modifying and Customizing the TEI DTD
• 6.2.1. Kinds of Modification
• 6.2.1.1. Suppressing Elements
• 6.2.1.2. Renaming Elements
• 6.2.1.3. Class Extension
• 6.2.1.4. New content models
• 6.2.2. Documenting the Modifications
• 6.2.3. TEI Lite: an example Customization
• 6.3. Rules for Interchange
• 6.3.1. Negotiated Interchange
• 6.3.2. Some Simple Examples
• 6.3.3. Non-Negotiated Interchange
• 6.3.4. Notes for Implementors
• 6.4. Multiple Hierarchies
• 6.4.1. Concurrent Markup of Multiple Hierarchies
• 6.4.2. Boundary Marking with Milestone Elements
• 6.4.3. Fragmentation of Elements
• 6.4.4. Reconstitution of Virtual Elements
• 6.4.5. Multiple Encodings of the Same Information
• 6.4.6. Concurrent Markup for Pages and Lines
• 6.5. Algorithm for Recognizing Canonical References