a human-readable document format, semantically equivalent to DocBook XML, but using plain-text mark-up conventions.
Used in a Sentence
asciidoc
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for asciidoc.
Editorial note
I don't have much experience with AsciiDoc, but I've encountered other limitations in writing pandoc's AsciiDoc renderer.
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Quick take
a human-readable document format, semantically equivalent to DocBook XML, but using plain-text mark-up conventions.
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for asciidoc.
N
a human-readable document format, semantically equivalent to DocBook XML, but using plain-text mark-up conventions.
Example sentences
I don't have much experience with AsciiDoc, but I've encountered other limitations in writing pandoc's AsciiDoc renderer.
Note that the AsciiDoc is at least as easy to write, perhaps easier, because you don't need to worry about indentation.
Unfortunately asciidoc isn't as popular as markdown and the ecosystem is small.
AsciiDoc is a nice project, but I think that pandoc's variant of Markdown has a lot of advantages over AsciiDoc for academic writing.
It's a pity that the popularity of Markdown made it hard for the author to even consider AsciiDoc.
Thank you so much for the pointer to the git-scm-book (in the context of asciidoc/pdf output etc).
AsciiDoc has different priorities, and it sacrifices the readability of the source document to get them.
That's true: According to Wikipedia RST is from 2002 (so is AsciiDoc), Markdown from 2004.
To be honest, there was never really any conscious decision to pick Markdown over AsciiDoc.
It looks like Asciidoc has different ways of handling LaTeX equations for non-LaTeX output.
Just out of interest, is there a reason you haven't attempted an AsciiDoc reader?
Tip for maintaining multiple formats: asciidoc/markdown = text you can generate html with.
Quote examples
In addition to supporting previews of AsciiDoc files, you’ll find that GitHub also does the “rendered prose diff” trick for commits and pull requests that include changes to AsciiDoc files.
In my field of High Energy Nuclear Physics, data analyses usually are accompanied by so-called "Analysis WebPages" which I generate from the same AsciiDoc source files using Wordpress and Stuart Rackham's blogpost [1,2].
I've developed a Makefile [6] that does all of the above "automagically", triggered by simple commands like `make thesis` (generate full PDF), `make hp` (push AsciiDoc source to corresponding Wordpress page), and `make tag` (generate a new thesis version based on git tag and upload to webpage).
Proper noun examples
Asciidoc might be an interesting thing to consider, as well, in this vein.
Asciidoc has the best export (html and pdf) I've seen.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use asciidoc in a sentence?
I don't have much experience with AsciiDoc, but I've encountered other limitations in writing pandoc's AsciiDoc renderer.
What does asciidoc mean?
a human-readable document format, semantically equivalent to DocBook XML, but using plain-text mark-up conventions.
What part of speech is asciidoc?
asciidoc is commonly used as N.