What's the tag for?

Question

Is there any logical reason for using the

,

and

tags instead of nested, CSS-styled

and
tags? Or are they just an outdated g

Answer 1

DL

A definition list is the container element for DT and DD elements. The DL element should be used when you want incorporate a definition of a term in your document, it is often used in glossaries to define many terms, it is also used in “normal” documents when the author wishes to explain a term in a more detail (Like this definition).

DT

The term currently being defined in the definition list. This element contains inline data.

DD

The definition description element contains data that describes a definition term. This data may be either inline, or it may be block level.