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Definition Lists

Definition lists are very useful when you want to make a list of terms with their definitions. Definition lists do not have to be used for only vocabulary words and the like. A definition list can also be used to name a short phrase and give its explanation.

Here is an example of a definition list

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Definition List: Used when naming a term and then giving the definition or a description.

The tags that you need to use

<DL> </DL>
A definition list is denoted by <DL>.

<DT>
The definition term is denoted by <DT>.

<DD>
The definition data or definition is denoted by <DD>.

How to make a definition list

<DL>

Begin the definition list

<DL> <DT>The first term

Type <DT> before each term
(<DT> does not require a closing tag)

<DL> <DT>The first term <DD>The definition of the first term

Type <DD> before each definition
(<DD> does not require a closing tag)

<DL> <DT>The first term <DD>The definition of the first term <DT>The second term <DD>The definition of the second term <DT>The third term <DD>The definition of the third term

Insert all the terms and definitions

<DL> <DT>The first term <DD>The definition of the first term <DT>The second term <DD>The definition of the second term <DT>The third term <DD>The definition of the third term </DL>

To end the definition list, type the closing tag

For example, type this:

<DL>
<DT>WWW
<DD>World Wide Web
<DT>SGML
<DD>Standard Generalized Markup Language
<DT>HTML
<DD>Hypertext Markup Language
</DL>

This is what you'll get:

WWW: World Wide Web
SGML: Standard Generalized Markup Language
HTML: Hypertext Markup Language

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