'label' sets the text for an 'optgroup' element
<HTML>
<BODY>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="">
<select name="select1">
<optgroup label="first group">
<option>first item in first group </option>
<option>second item in first group </option>
<option>third item in first group </option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="second group">
<option>first item in second group </option>
<option>second item in second group </option>
<option>third item in second group </option>
</optgroup>
</select>
</form>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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