From Lannon, John. Technical Communication. Ninth ed.



Glossary tips:



- Define all terms unfamiliar to an intelligent layperson. When in doubt, overdefining is safer than underdefining.



- Define all terms that have a unique meaning in your report.



- List all terms in alphabetical order



- On first use, place an asterisk in the text by each item defined in the glossary.



- List the glossary and the first page number in teh table of contents.