/glossary
Builds a plain-English glossary of terms from a document.
The full prompt
/glossary From the text below, list the technical terms, acronyms, and jargon a newcomer may not know. For each, give a one-line plain-English definition based on how the text uses it. Sort A to Z. If the text does not make a term's meaning clear, say so.
Text:
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Replace the highlighted [brackets] with your own details, then send.
What you're asking
Asks the AI to pull out and define jargon from a document. You get an A-to-Z list of terms with plain definitions.
Give it
- The text
- Who the glossary is for
- Any terms you already know to skip
You need: Long documents may be more than some AI apps take in one message.
Too long? Paste it in parts, then ask for one combined result at the end.
Filled-in example
/glossary From the text below, list the technical terms, acronyms, and jargon a newcomer may not know. For each, give a one-line plain-English definition based on how the text uses it. Sort A to Z. If the text does not make a term's meaning clear, say so.
Text:
The CMS will push content via API to the CDN. All assets must meet WCAG 2.1 AA and use SSO for editor access. Staging deploys run nightly.
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