Term

Hextra glossary term shortcode with tooltip definitions.

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Wraps a glossary term in an <abbr> tooltip. Hover over the highlighted terms below to see their definitions. Definitions are sourced from data/<lang>/termbase.yaml.

{{< hextra/term "API" >}}

Parameters:

Parameter	Description	Default
`entry`	Glossary abbreviation or full term (named or positional)	(required)

To use this shortcode, create a termbase data file at data/en/termbase.yaml:

- abbr: API
  term: Application Programming Interface
  definition: A set of protocols for building software.

Examples:

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