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description: Show a single glossary term definition inline.
title: Glossary definition
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/style-guide/build-the-page/components/glossary-definition/og.png?v=3a2bfe3a94853007
---
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# Glossary definition
Last updated Aug 20, 2026|Copy as Markdown| [View as Markdown](https://developers.cloudflare.com/style-guide/build-the-page/components/glossary-definition/index.md)| [Agent setup](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agent-setup/)
The `GlossaryDefinition` component is used `34` times on `29` pages.
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Used **34** times.
**Pages**
- /api-shield/security/mtls/-Source
- /api-shield/security/schema-validation/-Source
- /byoip/address-maps/-Source
- /byoip/concepts/irr-entries/-Source
- /cloudflare-one/data-loss-prevention/-Source
- /cloudflare-one/networks/resolvers-and-proxies/dns/locations/-Source
- /cloudflare-one/networks/resolvers-and-proxies/proxy-endpoints/-Source
- /cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/application-app-types/-Source
- /cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/http-policies/tls-decryption/-Source
- /learning-paths/load-balancing/concepts/health-checks/-Source
- /learning-paths/load-balancing/planning/server-pool-health/-Source
- /learning-paths/mtls/concepts/-Source
- /learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/build-http-policies/browser-isolation/-Source
- /learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/concepts/security-concepts/-Source
- /learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/connect-devices-networks/choose-on-ramp/-Source
- /learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/secure-saas-applications/configure-casb/-Source
- /load-balancing/get-started/quickstart/-Source
- /load-balancing/monitors/create-monitor/-Source
- /load-balancing/monitors/-Source
- /load-balancing/pools/create-pool/-Source
- /load-balancing/pools/-Source
- /load-balancing/understand-basics/health-details/-Source
- /load-balancing/understand-basics/load-balancing-components/-Source
- /ssl/client-certificates/-Source
- /ssl/edge-certificates/universal-ssl/enable-universal-ssl/-Source
- /ssl/edge-certificates/universal-ssl/-Source
- /ssl/get-started/-Source
- /style-guide/documentation-content-strategy/component-attributes/glossary-entry/-Source
**Partials**
- src/content/partials/cloudflare-one/gateway/add-locations.mdx
Use the this component to add extra information to an existing glossary entry. `term` defines which glossary entry you want to prepend information to, while `prepend=` adds the extra info.
## Component
```mdx
import { GlossaryDefinition } from "~/components"
```
## Glossary
```yaml
productName: Style Guide
entries:
- term: example
general_definition: |-
Hello, world! You can use **Markdown** features inside of your `tooltips`.
```
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## On this page
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```json
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```