Abstract:
From the pattern: "The Footnote Pattern is used when running text refers to an external note or annotation
that is displayed in a separate flow and linked by a symbol such as a number."
Discussion:
This pattern is from The XML Specification Guide Web site by Ian Graham and Liam Quin.
This is on of a group of documentation oriented design patterns presented at the site.
Related Patterns:
The
Referenced Note Pattern is a generalization of the Footnote Pattern.