a list of terms and what those terms mean
a list of terms with their corresponding definitions
a list specialized so that each entry in the list is a term followed by the definition text for that term
an automatically formatted two-column list with terms on the left and their definitions on the right
a series of items, each with an indented sub-item
a very flexible type of list that is more useful than its name implies
An indented list of items that does not use bullets or numbering.
A means of ordering information via HTML using the dl/dl, dt/dt and dd/dd tags. A definition list should consist of a word or phrase and then a list of bullet points explaining that word or phrase.
(DL): Ch. 4 Defines a list of term-definition pairs; typically used to create glossaries. The two components of a definition list are: Definition-list definition (DD): Ch. 4 Defines the definition in a term-definition pair of a definition list. Definition-list term (DT): Ch. 4 Defines the term in a term-definition pair of a definition list.
A list of alternating term and definition paragraphs. See also term and definition.
An indented list without a number or symbol in front of each item. (See also ordered list and unordered list.)