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title: Glossary definition
description: Show a single glossary term definition inline.
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# Glossary definition

The `GlossaryDefinition` component is used `36` times on `30` pages. 

See all examples of pages that use GlossaryDefinition

Used **36** times. 

**Pages**

* [/api-shield/security/mtls/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api-shield/security/mtls/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/api-shield/security/mtls/index.mdx)
* [/api-shield/security/schema-validation/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api-shield/security/schema-validation/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/api-shield/security/schema-validation/index.mdx)
* [/byoip/address-maps/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/byoip/address-maps/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/byoip/address-maps/index.mdx)
* [/byoip/concepts/irr-entries/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/byoip/concepts/irr-entries/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/byoip/concepts/irr-entries/index.mdx)
* [/cloudflare-one/data-loss-prevention/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/data-loss-prevention/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/cloudflare-one/data-loss-prevention/index.mdx)
* [/cloudflare-one/networks/resolvers-and-proxies/dns/locations/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/networks/resolvers-and-proxies/dns/locations/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/cloudflare-one/networks/resolvers-and-proxies/dns/locations/index.mdx)
* [/cloudflare-one/networks/resolvers-and-proxies/proxy-endpoints/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/networks/resolvers-and-proxies/proxy-endpoints/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/cloudflare-one/networks/resolvers-and-proxies/proxy-endpoints/index.mdx)
* [/cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/application-app-types/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/application-app-types/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/application-app-types.mdx)
* [/cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/http-policies/tls-decryption/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/http-policies/tls-decryption/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/http-policies/tls-decryption.mdx)
* [/learning-paths/load-balancing/concepts/health-checks/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/load-balancing/concepts/health-checks/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/learning-paths/load-balancing/concepts/health-checks.mdx)
* [/learning-paths/load-balancing/planning/server-pool-health/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/load-balancing/planning/server-pool-health/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/learning-paths/load-balancing/planning/server-pool-health.mdx)
* [/learning-paths/mtls/concepts/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/mtls/concepts/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/learning-paths/mtls/concepts/index.mdx)
* [/learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/build-http-policies/browser-isolation/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/build-http-policies/browser-isolation/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/build-http-policies/browser-isolation.mdx)
* [/learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/concepts/security-concepts/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/concepts/security-concepts/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/concepts/security-concepts.mdx)
* [/learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/connect-devices-networks/choose-on-ramp/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/connect-devices-networks/choose-on-ramp/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/connect-devices-networks/choose-on-ramp.mdx)
* [/learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/secure-saas-applications/configure-casb/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/secure-saas-applications/configure-casb/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/learning-paths/secure-internet-traffic/secure-saas-applications/configure-casb.mdx)
* [/load-balancing/get-started/quickstart/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/get-started/quickstart/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/load-balancing/get-started/quickstart.mdx)
* [/load-balancing/monitors/create-monitor/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/monitors/create-monitor/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/load-balancing/monitors/create-monitor.mdx)
* [/load-balancing/monitors/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/monitors/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/load-balancing/monitors/index.mdx)
* [/load-balancing/pools/create-pool/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/pools/create-pool/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/load-balancing/pools/create-pool.mdx)
* [/load-balancing/pools/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/pools/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/load-balancing/pools/index.mdx)
* [/load-balancing/understand-basics/health-details/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/understand-basics/health-details/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/load-balancing/understand-basics/health-details.mdx)
* [/load-balancing/understand-basics/load-balancing-components/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/understand-basics/load-balancing-components/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/load-balancing/understand-basics/load-balancing-components.mdx)
* [/ssl/client-certificates/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/client-certificates/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/ssl/client-certificates/index.mdx)
* [/ssl/edge-certificates/universal-ssl/enable-universal-ssl/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/edge-certificates/universal-ssl/enable-universal-ssl/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/ssl/edge-certificates/universal-ssl/enable-universal-ssl.mdx)
* [/ssl/edge-certificates/universal-ssl/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/edge-certificates/universal-ssl/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/ssl/edge-certificates/universal-ssl/index.mdx)
* [/ssl/get-started/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/get-started/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/ssl/get-started.mdx)
* [/style-guide/documentation-content-strategy/component-attributes/glossary-entry/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/style-guide/documentation-content-strategy/component-attributes/glossary-entry/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/style-guide/documentation-content-strategy/component-attributes/glossary-entry.mdx)
* [/style-guide/documentation-content-strategy/content-types/tutorial/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/style-guide/documentation-content-strategy/content-types/tutorial/)\- [Source ](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/src/content/docs/style-guide/documentation-content-strategy/content-types/tutorial.mdx)

**Partials**

* [src/content/partials/cloudflare-one/gateway/add-locations.mdx](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/blob/production/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

```
import { GlossaryDefinition } from "~/components"
<GlossaryDefinition term="example" prepend="The definition for example is: " />
```

## Glossary

/src/content/glossary/style-guide.yaml

```
productName: Style Guideentries:  - term: example    general_definition: |-      Hello, world! You can use **Markdown** features inside of your `tooltips`.
```

```json
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","@id":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/style-guide/components/glossary-definition/#page","headline":"Glossary definition · Cloudflare Style Guide","description":"Show a single glossary term definition inline.","url":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/style-guide/components/glossary-definition/","inLanguage":"en","image":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/cf-twitter-card.png","dateModified":"2026-06-18","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Cloudflare","url":"https://www.cloudflare.com/"},"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/#website","name":"Cloudflare Docs","url":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/"}}
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/directory/","name":"Directory"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/style-guide/","name":"Style Guide"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"/style-guide/components/","name":"Components"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@id":"/style-guide/components/glossary-definition/","name":"Glossary definition"}}]}
```