% Generate the glossary
\makeglossaries

% Acronyms, abbreviations, etc. 

\newacronym{html}{HTML}{HyperText Markup Language}
\newacronym{sql}{SQL}{Structured Query Language}
\newacronym{io}{I/O}{Input/Output}
\newacronym{ram}{RAM}{Random Access Memory}
\newacronym{php}{PHP}{Hypertext Preprocessor}


% Glossary entries

\newglossaryentry{part_key}{
	name={partition key}, 
	description={a column or set of columns from the same table whose consolidated value decide the partition for a given data}
}
\newglossaryentry{thesis}{
	name=thesis, 
	description={a written essay one submitted for a university degree},
	plural=theses
}
\newglossaryentry{latex}
{
    name=\LaTeX{},
    description={Is a mark up language specially suited for scientific documents}
}
 
\newglossaryentry{maths}
{
    name=mathematics,
    description={Mathematics is what mathematicians do}
}