Property lists

I’m working through the reference elements topics. Of the 13 elements defined for the reference specialization, nine have to do with property lists/tables. A couple of questions:

The spec topics variously refer to property lists and property tables (and properties lists and properties tables – Sigh). I’d like to make this consistent. Do folks have a preference? The structure is specialized from <simpletable>, and we do mention that <properties> elements typically are formatted in a tabular format.
Do folks have any good examples? I confess that I (or my clients) rarely use <properties>. Most want to use simple table for simplicity and the possibility of using the table in other topic types.

Best,

Kris

Kristen James Eberlein
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Owner, Eberlein Consulting LLC
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