---
title: "Glossary"
description: "Home Assistant's Glossary."
---

{% assign entries = site.data.glossary | sort: 'term' %}

The glossary covers terms which are used around Home Assistant.

<div class="config-vars basic">

{% for entry in entries %}

<div class="config-vars-item">
  <div class="config-vars-label">
    <a name="{{ entry.term | slugify }}" class="title-link" href="#{{ entry.term | slugify }}"></a>
    <span class="config-vars-label-name">{{ entry.term }}</span>
  </div>
  <div class="config-vars-description-and-children">
    <span class="config-vars-description">
      {{ entry.definition | markdownify | newline_to_br }}
      {%- if entry.link -%}
      <a href="{{ entry.link }}">Read more about: {{ entry.term }}</a>
      {%- endif -%}
    </span>
  </div>
</div>

{% endfor %}

</div>