[whatwg] Definition list and tables: what's the difference ?

[Alexey Feldgendler]

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:17:57 +0100, Simon Pieters <zcorpan at gmail.com>  
wrote:

>> How would you represent this in a <table> without abusing the very idea  
>> of columns?

> Don't know what you mean with "abusing columns", but:

OK, in this example you're abusing rows, not columns.

>     <table>
>      <tr><th>computer<td>An electronic device for information processing.
>      <tr><th rowspan=2>driver<td>A computer program taking care of  
> direct communication with a peripherial
>      <tr><td>A person who drives a vehicle.
>     </table>

What about this?

<dl>
   <dt>A</dt><dt>B</dt><dt>C</dt>
   <dd>X</dd><dd>Y</dd>
</dl>


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