---
# This file is licensed under the MIT License (MIT) available on
# http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.

layout: base
lang: en
breadcrumbs:
  - dev docs
  - glossary
  - GLOSSARY_ENTRY_TITLE
end_of_page: |
  <script src="/js/jquery/jquery-1.11.2.min.js"></script>
  <script src="/js/jquery/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
  <script src="/js/devsearch.js"></script>
---
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/jquery-ui.min.css">

{% capture filename %}{{page.filename}}{% endcapture %}
{% include helpers/subhead-links.md %}
<br>

{% capture markdown_content %}

# {{page.required.title_max_40_characters_no_formatting}}

<input id="glossary_term" class="glossary_term" placeholder="Search the glossary, RPCs, and more">

<div markdown="block" class="notice">
<span markdown="span">This definition comes from the [technical glossary](/en/developer-glossary).</span>
</div>

## Definition

{% autocrossref %}

{{page.required.summary_max_255_characters_no_formatting}}

{% endautocrossref %}

### Synonyms

{% for synonym in page.required.synonyms_shown_in_glossary_capitalize_first_letter %}
* {{synonym}}
{% endfor %}

{% if page.optional.not_to_be_confused_with_capitalize_first_letter %}
### Not To Be Confused With

{% autocrossref %}

{% for term in page.optional.not_to_be_confused_with_capitalize_first_letter %}
* {{term}}
{% endfor %}

{% endautocrossref %}

{% endif %}

{% if page.optional.links_html_or_markdown_style_capitalize_first_letter %}
### Links
{% for link in page.optional.links_html_or_markdown_style_capitalize_first_letter %}
* {{link}}
{% endfor %}
{% endif %}

{% include references.md %}
{{site.glossary_links}}
{% endcapture %}
{{ markdown_content | markdownify }}{% comment %}Why is this hack necessary?  I don't get why this template can't be natively rendered as markdown like the releases template.{% endcomment %}
