Why doesn't <TABLE WIDTH="100%"> use the full browser width?

HTML Interview Questions and Answers

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24. Why doesn't <TABLE WIDTH="100%"> use the full browser width?

Graphical browsers leave a narrow margin between the edge of the display area and the content.
Also note that Navigator always leaves room for a scrollbar on the right, but draws the scrollbar only when the document is long enough to require scrolling. If the document does not require scrolling, then this leaves a right "margin" that cannot be removed.

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