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title: Basic attribute syntax properties
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# Basic attribute syntax properties

The following table provides a description of the standard elements in an attribute syntax.

| Attributes           | Description                                                                                                  |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `Name`               | Specifies the descriptive and unique name of the element                                                     |
| `Description`        | Indicates an optional definition that describes the attribute syntaxThe analogous LDIF equivalent is `DESC`. |
| `OID`                | Specifies the globally unique object identifier assigned to the schema definition                            |
| `Used by Attributes` | Indicates any attributes that use the corresponding attribute syntax                                         |