The Paradox

6: Lists

There is only one other kind of list that I have to show you - the definition list. Unlike the OL and UL lists, which only needed two types of tags (the list type then LI for each item), this type needs three:

DL
'Definition List' is the list type
DT
'Definition Term' is the term to be defined
DD
'Definition' is the definition.

The definition can be as long or as short as you need, and can span multiple lines
if necessary.

It can even have multiple paragraphs

Now a typical definition list looks just like the above when it's rendered on your browser. The code structure for a definition list goes as follows:

<DL>
 <DT> The first term to be defined
  <DD> The first definition.<BR>
This can have multiple lines, and they will all be indented as a block.
 <DT> The second term to be defined
  <DD> The second definition.
</DL>

This can of course be extended as long as you need with more DT/DL pairs, and can contain images and hyperlinks for cross-referencing.

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