This introduction to the DITA Architecture contains overall technical information about the DITA language and its architecture.

In the DITA architecture, DITA topics are organized by DITA maps. It is also possible to nest sub-topics within a topic. Specialization enables the creation of specialized topics and other units of content that are tailored to particular structural requirements. Content referencing (conref) enables fragments of content to be reused from a single source. Conditional processing permits a single source to support the needs of multiple audiences.

The official name for the current version of DITA is Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) v1.0.

The OASIS site http://www.oasis-open.org/specs/index.php#ditav1.0 is where the official versions of the following documents are posted:

• DITA Language Reference v1.0 (HTML, PDF)

• DITA Architectural Specification v1.0 ( HTML, PDF)