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<div class="refnamediv"><h2><span class="refentrytitle">glossary.collection</span></h2><p>

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<div class="refsection" title="Description"><a name="id1417829"></a><h2>Description</h2>

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<div class="refsection" title="Description"><a name="id1417760"></a><h2>Description</h2>

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<p>Glossaries maintained independently across a set of documents

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<a href="../html/glossary.collection.html"><em class="parameter"><code>glossary.collection</code></em></a> parameter. To setup a global

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glossary <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">database</span>”</span>, follow these steps:</p>

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<div class="refsection" title="Setting Up the Glossary Database"><a name="id1417869"></a><h3>Setting Up the Glossary Database</h3>

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<div class="refsection" title="Setting Up the Glossary Database"><a name="id1417801"></a><h3>Setting Up the Glossary Database</h3>

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<p>First, create a stand-alone glossary document that contains all of

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<div class="refsection" title="Marking Up Glossary Terms"><a name="id1417900"></a><h3>Marking Up Glossary Terms</h3>

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<div class="refsection" title="Marking Up Glossary Terms"><a name="id1417832"></a><h3>Marking Up Glossary Terms</h3>

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<p>That takes care of the glossary database, now you have to get the entries

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into your document. Unlike bibliography entries, which can be empty, creating

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<p>The glossary itself has to be identified for the stylesheets. For lack

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of a better choice, the <code class="sgmltag-attribute">role</code> is used.

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<div class="refsection" title="Formatting the Document"><a name="id1418062"></a><h3>Formatting the Document</h3>

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<p>Finally, when you are ready to format your document, simply set the

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<a href="../html/glossary.collection.html"><em class="parameter"><code>glossary.collection</code></em></a> parameter (in either a

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all of the entries implicilty referenced appeared there literally.</p>

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<div class="refsection" title="Limitations"><a name="id1418090"></a><h3>Limitations</h3>

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<div class="refsection" title="Limitations"><a name="id1418022"></a><h3>Limitations</h3>

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<p>Glossary cross-references <span class="emphasis"><em>within the glossary</em></span> are

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not supported. For example, this <span class="emphasis"><em>will not</em></span> work:</p>