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A logical structure in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) or HyperText Markup Language (HTML) document specifying a type and optionally one or more attributes and a value. For example, the following code specifies a ConnectionParam element that has three attributes, Name, Display, and Type, and no value:
<ConnectionParam Name="username"
  Display="User name"
  Type="string"
/>
Related terms
attribute, data, Extensible Markup Language (XML), HyperText Markup Language (HTML), value
Contrast with
report item, Report Object Model (ROM) element

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