Use a definition list to define a set of terms, descriptions, explanations, or associations.
You can add a paragraph break after each definition if the formatting is tight.
Qualities of definition lists
Definition lists must have the following qualities:
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A complete lead-in sentence
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More than one defined term
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Up to two levels: the term, which is in bold and on its own line, and the definition, which is at least one full sentence indented on its own line
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Parallel sentence construction
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One action for each list item
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End punctuation in every definition line
For more guidance on using lists, see Best practices for writing with lists.
Example
The following example of a definition list contains a complete lead-in sentence. Each item in the list uses parallel construction and complete sentences.
Drucare Cloud differs from Drucare Enterprise in the following ways:
- Command line interface (CLI)
- Drucare Cloud customers don’t have access to the command line. Drucare Support must perform tasks that require CLI access.
- Apps
- Only Drucare inspected and approved apps are permitted to run in a Drucare Cloud deployment.
- License pooling
- Drucare Cloud doesn’t allow license pooling.
- Two-factor authentication
- Drucare Cloud doesn’t support two-factor authentication.