Definition of "root map"

"Root map" is one of the terms that we use frequently in the draft
    1.3 spec, but the term is never formally defined. I think we need a
    formal definition. This became very clear to me recently when I
    encountered someone using the term "output scope" to mean what we
    call "root map".

    

    Here's a strawperson definition to get us started:

    

    root map

      The DITA map that is provided as input for a processor

      

      Basically, we are talking about "the entry point for DITA
      map-based processing" -- Thanks to Chris Nitchie for that term. 

      

      Eliot, I know you'll have thoughts about this.

    
    
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      Best,

      Kris

      

      Kristen James Eberlein

      Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee

      Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting

      www.eberleinconsulting.com

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