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Definition
§Genuine table
–A document entity where a two dimensional grid structure is semantically significant in conveying the logical relations among the cells.
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§Non-genuine table
–A <table> element that does not represent a genuine table
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Obviously the first question we need to answer before we can proceed is: what is a genuine table.
Here is our working definition: … In other words, the proper interpretation of a cell in a genuine table requires reference to either row or column headings. In contrast a table element that does not have such property is called a non-genuine table.