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[DITA Term] Tag abuse [Plain Language Term] Applying semantic markup badly [Description] 
Occurs when an author uses an element that does not match the type of content contained within the tag, which defeats the purpose of semantic markup.For example, if someone wanted a context to display after a series of steps, they could use a element, which is allowed after steps. However, then the content (a context) would no longer match the element that is used (a result). Tag abuse is particularly prevalent with writers new to DITA, where they’re just trying to find any allowed tag in the spot they want.
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