Darwin Information Typing Architecture

DITA
Darwin Information Typing Architecture
AbbreviationDITA
StatusPublished
First publishedJune 2005; 19 years ago (2005-06)
Latest versionDITA 1.3
Part0:Overview
Part1:Base Edition
Part2:Technical Content Edition
Part3:All-Inclusive Edition
June 19, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-06-19)
OrganizationOASIS
CommitteeDITA TC
EditorsRobert D. Anderson, Kristen James Eberlein
Base standardsXML, HTML
DomainInformation Typing
Websitedita-lang.org

The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) specification defines a set of document types for authoring and organizing topic-oriented information, as well as a set of mechanisms for combining, extending, and constraining document types.[1] It is an open standard[2] that is defined and maintained by the OASIS DITA Technical Committee.[3]

The name derives from the following components:

  • Darwin: it uses the principles of specialization and inheritance, which is in some ways analogous to the naturalist Charles Darwin's concept of evolutionary adaptation,
  • Information Typing: which means each topic has a defined primary objective (procedure, glossary entry, troubleshooting information) and structure,
  • Architecture: DITA is an extensible set of structures.[4]
  1. ^ "Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3". Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.2". Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. ^ "OASIS Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) TC". OASIS. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions about the Darwin Information Typing Architecture". IBM Corporation. Retrieved 10 October 2012.