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				<tr><td valign="top" class="name">&lt;DFN&gt;</td><td valign="top" nowrap class="compatibility">NN <span class="emphasis">6</span> IE <span class="emphasis">3</span> HTML <span class="emphasis">3.2</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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					<td valign="top" nowrap class="usage"><p class="literal">&lt;DFN&gt;...&lt;/DFN&gt;</p>
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					<td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><p>The <span class="literal">dfn</span> element is one of a large group of
elements that the HTML 4 recommendation calls <span class="emphasis">phrase
elements</span>. Such elements assign structural meaning to a
designated portion of the document. A <span class="literal">dfn</span> element
signifies the first usage of a term in a document (its defining
instance). A common technique in documents is to italicize an
important vocabulary term the first time it is used in a document.
This is generally the place in the document where the term is defined
so that it may be used in subsequent sentences with its meaning
understood. By default, mainstream browsers italicize all text within
a <span class="literal">dfn</span> element. You can, of course, easily define
your own style for <span class="literal">dfn</span> elements with a style sheet
rule.
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					<td><span class="programlisting"><pre>&lt;P&gt;Concerto composers usually provide a space for soloists to show off
technical skills while reminding the audience of various themes used
throughout the movement. This part of the concerto is called the &lt;DFN&gt;
cadenza&lt;/DFN&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;</pre>
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					<td><span class="programlisting"><pre>[window.]document.getElementById(<span class="replaceable">elementID</span>)</pre>
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					<td valign="top" colspan="2" class="objectmodelreference"><span class="title">Element-Specific Attributes</span></td>
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					<td><p>None.</p>
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					<td valign="top" colspan="2" class="objectmodelreference"><span class="title">Element-Specific Event Handler Attributes</span></td>
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					<td><p>None.</p>
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						<tr><td valign="top" class="name">lang</td><td valign="top" nowrap class="compatibility">NN <span class="emphasis">3</span> IE <span class="emphasis">4</span> HTML <span class="emphasis">4</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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							<td valign="top" nowrap class="usage"><p class="literal">lang="<span class="replaceable">languageCode</span>"</p>
							</td><td valign="top" nowrap class="requirements">Optional&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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							<td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><p>The language being used for the element's attribute
		values and content. A browser can use this information to assist in
		proper rendering of content with respect to details such as treatment
		of ligatures (when supported by a particular font or required by a
		written language), quotation marks, and hyphenation. Other
		applications and search engines might use this information to aid the
		selection of spell-checking dictionaries and the creation of indices.
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							<td><span class="programlisting"><pre>&lt;SPAN lang="de"&gt;Deutsche Bundesbahn&lt;/SPAN&gt;</pre>
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							<td><p>Case-insensitive language code.</p>
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							<td><p>Browser default.</p>
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							<td><span class="programlisting"><pre>[window.]document.getElementById(<span class="replaceable">elementID).</span>lang</pre>
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