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Definition List

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  <DT>IGNITE
  <DD>The night before the annual IG festival!
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The night before the annual IG festival!

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<PRE>
	Name           Number
	Koch             1
	Bellucci         2
	Zukoski          3
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	Name           Number
	Koch             1
	Bellucci         2
	Zukoski          3

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A Definition List begins with a <DL> tag. A <DT> single tag is placed at the beginning of the line containing the term that is to be defined. A <DD> single tag is placed at the beginning of the line that contains the definition. There can be multiple terms and definitions in one Definition List container. The list ends with a </DL> tag.

The Preformatted Text container starts with a <PRE> tag. Preformatted text is one way to have text line up in columns. The browser uses a mono-spaced font (all letters the same width). In a <PRE> container, multiple blanks and returns are not collapsed as they are in plain html. The container ends with a </PRE> tag.

A Horizontal Ruler <HR> tag is used to create a dividing line that goes across the screen. Netscape allows a width=75% parameter in the tag as below:



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