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Definition: An acronym meaning Document Type Definition. A DTD provides a list of the elements, attributes, comments, notes, and entities contained in the document, as well as their relationships to one another.
Pronunciation: dee tee dee - (acronym)
Also Known As: DOCTYPEDocument Type Declaration
Examples: <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> - specifies HTML 4.0 Transitional DTD
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