Can <header> represent headers in sectioning elements?
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Hi! As far as I can remember, <header> could be used in articles as well as in the body of a document. Currently there's no reference about it in the element's description, so I assume this is no longer a suggested use.
If that's the case, there's an example in "4.3.12 Usage summary" that shows the element inside an <article>, clearly being used to enclose header information for it.
In any case, I think it would be better if this is made clear in the description of the element, as it is in the description of <footer>, for example.
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