親おや要よう素そ

noun

parent element; containing element

Computing term for an element that contains or encloses other elements, such as in XML/HTML or data structures.

• このXMLでは、ブック要よう素そが親おや要よう素そで、タイトル要よう素そが子こ要よう素そです。

  In this XML, the book element is the parent element and the title element is the child element.