Applies to: <dfn>, <a>

Defines alternative linking terms for a definition (or an alternative text for a link). Multiple alternatives are separated by |.

<dfn data-lt="fetch a resource|fetching">fetch</dfn>

<!-- All of these now link to the same definition: -->
<a>fetch</a>
<a>fetch a resource</a>
<a>fetching</a>
[=fetch=]
[=fetch a resource=]
[=fetching=]

<a data-lt="fetch a resource">retrieve it</a>

• Alternatives are matched case-insensitively
• The first alternative in data-lt becomes the canonical export name for cross-spec linking
• For pluralization, see pluralize and data-lt-no-plural
• data-lt replaces the element's text content as the term; data-local-lt adds alternatives only visible within this document
• See also: data-local-lt for document-local alternatives