html - What's the point of the <option> "label" attribute inside <select>?

Question

Besides the fact that only IE7+ supports it, why would you use something such as this example? Namely:

<select>
  <option label="Volvo">Volvo (Latin for "I roll")</option>
  <option label="Saab">Saab (Swedish Aeroplane AB)</option>
</select>

After all, 'Latin for "I roll"' and 'Swedish Aeroplane AB' are lost (i.e., only remain in the source code).

Answer 1

In that example, the long text will be sent to the server when the form is submitted.

Given the existence of the value attribute, it is redundant.