The Obsidian-definitions plugin provides convenient glossary integration:

  • Glossary Term Creation: Store terms in the /definitions folder. Terms can be in two formats:
    • One term per file.
    • Multiple terms per file: Terms are separated by three hyphens (---).
  • Glossary Term Usage: Automatically detects defined terms and displays them with a dotted underline. A preview window pops up on hover, and the right-click context menu includes a "Go to Definition" option.

1. Term Definition

The term format is as follows (*Term Alias* is optional):

# Term Name
*Term Alias*
Term Description
  • The term name must currently be a single word (i.e., it cannot contain spaces). For multi-word terms, use Wiki format (e.g., WhatIsPUA) or underscores (e.g., term_name).
  • On lines with multiple terms, ensure there are standard English alphanumeric characters between them for proper detection.
  • Term names containing Chinese characters might not be automatically detected and underlined, but they can still be previewed via the right-click menu.

Example 1: WhatIsPUA CCR
Example 2: Same Energy metaverse SPF SRS // Detection generally works for standard English terms.
Example 3: Same Energy 元宇宙 metaverse SPF SRS // Contains Chinese characters (元宇宙); detection for terms on this line might be unreliable or fail for some terms.

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2. 💡 Related Links

💡Explanatory Article: https://jdev.tw/blog/8450/
💡Explanation article(English): https://quaily.com/jdevtw-en/p/obsidian-terms-definitions-plugin
💡解説記事(日本語): https://quaily.com/jdevtw-jp/p/obsidian-terms-definitions-plugin

✅ dominiclet/obsidian-note-definitions
✅ https://github.com/vschroeter/obsidian-glossary

3. Tutorial Video