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V .3. G LOSSARY

which function just like the commands for making up an index register. The entries are written to a file with extension .glo after the command \makeglossary has been given in the preamble. The form of these file entries from each \glossary command is \glossaryentry\textit{glossary-entry}{ pagenumber } The information in the .glo file can be used to establish a glossary. However, there is no equivalent to the theindex environment for a glossary, but a recommended structure is the description environment or a special list environment.