HTML 4.0 Logo Reader Icon OEB 1.0 Logo PPC Logo <dl>Definition List

This tag creates a glossary-style list containing <dt> and <dd> tags. Its primary effect on formatting and layout is to introduce a 1-em top and bottom margin above and below the contents of the tag. Similar to <dir>, <ul>, and <menu>, for more information, see Layout Elements. The definition terms and definitions are laid out as nested blocks within the <dl>. See <dt> and <dd>, respectively.

Attributes

class, id, lang, style, title (ignored)

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<dl>
<dt>eBook</dt>
<dd>An electronic book, usually read on a laptop&rsquo;s LCD screen or on a palmtop computer.</dd>
<dt>pBook</dt>
<dd>A paper book, made of groundwood pulp and bound with glue or stitching. Common until the early 21st century.</dd>
<dt>Publish</dt>
<dd>To release a text to the public, as in to release an eBook to the Internet.</dd>
<dd>To create a hard copy of a text for sale to the public; to create a pBook.</dd>
</dl>

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