Published March 30, 2026 | Version v6
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Glosario: A multilingual glossary for computing and data science terms.

Description

glosario is an open-source glossary of terms used in data science that is available online and also as a library in both R and Python. By adding glossary keys to a lesson’s metadata, authors can indicate what the lesson teaches, what learners ought to know before they start, and where they can go to find that knowledge. Authors can also use the library’s functions to insert consistent hyperlinks for terms and definitions in their lessons in any of several languages. The master copy of the glossary lives in the glossary.yml file. 

Technical info (English)

To advance data science knowledge and accessibility for our diverse community, we have developed Glosario, a multilingual glossary of data science terms. The easiest way to contribute is to use our Google Form, which does not require any technical experience.

If you are comfortable using GitHub, you can also contribute there. You do not need to know any programming language — a basic familiarity with the GitHub web interface is sufficient. We have prepared a detailed and accessible guide to assist you. To support contributors further, we have also created short YouTube videos demonstrating how to contribute:

Contributions are welcome in any language, not only those currently represented in the glossary. If you need help with your contribution, you can ask questions in the #glosario Slack channel or email us at community@carpentries.org. If you are not yet a member of The Carpentries Slack, you may request access here.

Notes (English)

The Carpentries would like to express our gratitude to all the collaborators who have contributed to Glosario. You can view the full list of contributors here: Glosario Contributors.

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Additional details

Funding

Department of Science and Innovation
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Software

Repository URL
https://github.com/carpentries/glosario
Programming language
SCSS , JavaScript , HTML , Python , CSS , Makefile
Development Status
Active