Why use definition lists (DL,DD,DT) tags for HTML forms instead of tables?

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I\'ve come across a few examples recently that do things like:

  
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Answer 1

Using dl dt,dd for forms is just another way to structure your forms, along with ul li, div and table. You can always put a label into dt. This way you keep the form specific element label in place.

 
    

        
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