In general, use unordered lists for:
- Hotlists and other link collections
- Short, nonsequenced groups of text
- Emphasizing the high points of a presentation
In general, use ordered lists for:
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Tables of content
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Instruction sequences
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Sets of sequential sections of text
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Assigning numbers to short phrases that can be referenced elsewhere
In general, use definition lists for:
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Glossaries
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Custom bullets (make the item after the <dt> tag an icon-sized bullet image)
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Any list of name/value pairs