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One solution, which I know has been discussed in other contexts, is to have a community-specific glossary of terms. A really neat way to do this would be for the first time something is included in...
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#1: Initial revision
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manassehkatz
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2023-08-21T04:30:13Z (over 1 year ago)
One solution, which I know has been discussed in other contexts, is to have a community-specific glossary of terms. A really neat way to do this would be for the first time something is included in a post that is a term in the glossary that it would *automatically* be hot-linked, much the way that Sefaria links are created automatically in [the Judaism site](https://judaism.codidact.com). However, I think we are a long way from that happening (step 1: create a glossary structure; step 2: create a glossary; step 3: figure out how to link automatically) and there can also be problems with terms with multiple, context-dependent, meanings. A similar approach, but with a little manual work required when writing a question or answer is to use [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page). Which works for [OSB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriented_strand_board) and [MDF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-density_fibreboard) though not as well for [PVC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride#Applications), though that is because PVC has many uses beyond water pipe and electrical conduit.