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# msg

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msg — A message in a message set

## Synopsis

### Content Model

    msg ::=
    (title?,msgmain,
     (msgsub|msgrel)*)

### Attributes

Common attributes

## Description

In a `MsgSet`, each `MsgEntry` contains at least one `Msg`. A `Msg` consists of a main message (`MsgMain`), and optionally one or more submessages (`MsgSub`) or related messages (`MsgRel`).

Additional information or explanation for the message is contained in the siblings of `Msg` within the `MsgEntry`.

See `MsgSet`.

### Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block. Sometimes suppressed.

On the whole, the semantics of `MsgSet` are not clearly defined.

### Parents

These elements contain msg: `msgentry`.

### Children

The following elements occur in msg: `msgmain`, `msgrel`, `msgsub`, `title`.

## Examples

For examples, see `msgset`.

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