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Add a glossary to the documentation

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Description

Call it glossary.rst - it can use a definition list something like this:

.. _glossary:

Glossary
========

Term
  A definition of the term.

Another term
  Another definition.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Create the requested glossary.rst using the definition-list structure shown in the issue. First inspect the existing documentation layout to determine where the file belongs and which project terms need definitions; done means the glossary exists in the documentation and renders with the requested format.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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