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<H1>DL</H1>
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A definition list is a list of terms and corresponding definitions.
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The content of a <DL> element is a sequence of <DT>
elements and/or <DD> elements, usually in pairs. Multiple
<DT> may be paired with a single <DD> element. Documents
should not contain multiple consecutive <DD> elements.
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Example of use:
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<DT>Term<DD>This is the definition of the first term.
<DT>Term<DD>This is the definition of the second term.
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<H2>Content</H2>
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<LI><A HREF="dd.html"><STRONG>dd</STRONG></A> -- Definition of term
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<LI><A HREF="dt.html"><STRONG>dt</STRONG></A> -- Term in definition list
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<A HREF="dl.attr.html"><STRONG>ATTRIBUTES</STRONG></A><BR>
<A HREF="dl.cont.html"><STRONG>CONTENT DECLARATION</STRONG></A>
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<DT><STRONG>Tag Minimization</STRONG><DD>
Open Tag: <EM>REQUIRED</EM><BR>
Close Tag: <EM>REQUIRED</EM><BR>
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<H2>Parent Elements</H2>
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<LI><A HREF="blockquote.html"><STRONG>blockquote</STRONG></A> -- Quoted passage
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<LI><A HREF="body.html"><STRONG>body</STRONG></A> -- Document body
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<LI><A HREF="dd.html"><STRONG>dd</STRONG></A> -- Definition of term
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<LI><A HREF="form.html"><STRONG>form</STRONG></A> -- Fill-out or data-entry form
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<LI><A HREF="li.html"><STRONG>li</STRONG></A> -- List item
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<A HREF="TOP-ELEM.html"><STRONG>Top Elements</STRONG></A>
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<A HREF="ALL-ELEM.html"><STRONG>All Elements</STRONG></A>
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<A HREF="ENTS.html"><STRONG>General Entities</STRONG></A><BR>
<A HREF="DTD-TREE.html#dl"><STRONG>Tree</STRONG></A>
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