What is the origin of the HTML tag name: ""

Question

I know it's a little off-topic, but what is the origin of the tag name "TD" used in HTML table markup?

"TH" seems like it should stand for "Table Header" and "TR" for "Table Row", but what about "TD"?

score 62 · Accepted Answer · answered May 09 '11 at 22:10

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Looking at the HTML spec, it seems that it's an abbreviation for "table data cell", whereas th is an abbreviation of "table header cell".

answered May 09 '11 at 22:10

lonesomeday

score 12 · Answer 2 · answered May 09 '11 at 22:09

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The meaning of <td> is "table data"

answered May 09 '11 at 22:09

abaumg

score 7 · Answer 3 · answered May 09 '11 at 22:09

7

TD = Table Data ... Intuitive, no?

answered May 09 '11 at 22:09

David Fells

score 7 · Answer 4 · answered May 09 '11 at 22:09

7

I always assumed it stood for "Table Data"

answered May 09 '11 at 22:09

tomaski

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