noun, plural glos·sa·ries. a list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with accompanying definitions. such a list at the back of a book, explaining or defining difficult or unusual words and expressions used in the text.

What is glossary example?

The definition of glossary is a list of words and their meanings. The alphabetical listing of difficult words in the back of a book is an example of a glossary. ... A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user.

What is a glossary in simple words?

A glossary (from Ancient Greek: γλῶσσα / language, speech, wording) also known as a vocabulary or clavis, is an alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms.