From c168bdeadb2fb2500c952e73c262ba3210d09b8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rosetta <135234996+gisellerosetta@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:07:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] add glossary

---
 docs/reference/glossary.md | 14 +++++++++++++-
 mkdocs.yml                 |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/reference/glossary.md b/docs/reference/glossary.md
index c4771257..ed096920 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glossary.md
+++ b/docs/reference/glossary.md
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 # Glossary of Terms
 
 ## Cover
+A cover sheet of a spreadsheet. Contains information about the dataset(s) in the Excel workbook,
+such as publication dates and methodology notes. Handled by the [`Cover`](../api/classes/cover.md) class.
 
-## gptables
+## Element
+A [part of a table](../getting_started/elements.md), such as a title or subtitle. Relevant when defining values of elements in a `GPTable`.
+
+## GPTable
+A [`Good Practice Table object`](../api/classes/gptable.md), which has data and elements such as title, subtitles, and column units
+associated with it.
+
+## Placeholder
+A [note](../getting_started/tutorial.md#adding-notes) reference denoted by double dollar notation, e.g. `$$placeholder_text$$`. These are 
+replaced by numbers when the workbook is written to file.
 
 ## Theme
+A [.yaml file](../how_to/custom_theme.md) describing pre-set formatting options.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 19c0b560..9ef86e08 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ nav:
   - Reference:
     - Accessibility checklist: reference/checklist.md
     - Examples: reference/examples.md
-    #- Glossary: reference/glossary.md
+    - Glossary: reference/glossary.md
   - About GPTables:
     - Contributing guidance: info/contributing.md
     - Changelog: info/changelog.md

From bb19305019e95184f4b9e2c40f9702414969d635 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rosetta <135234996+gisellerosetta@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:10:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] hooks

---
 docs/reference/glossary.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/reference/glossary.md b/docs/reference/glossary.md
index ed096920..b3816415 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glossary.md
+++ b/docs/reference/glossary.md
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ A [`Good Practice Table object`](../api/classes/gptable.md), which has data and
 associated with it.
 
 ## Placeholder
-A [note](../getting_started/tutorial.md#adding-notes) reference denoted by double dollar notation, e.g. `$$placeholder_text$$`. These are 
+A [note](../getting_started/tutorial.md#adding-notes) reference denoted by double dollar notation, e.g. `$$placeholder_text$$`. These are
 replaced by numbers when the workbook is written to file.
 
 ## Theme
-A [.yaml file](../how_to/custom_theme.md) describing pre-set formatting options.
\ No newline at end of file
+A [.yaml file](../how_to/custom_theme.md) describing pre-set formatting options.