What sources were used in compiling the Glossary?
• What is the Glossary, and where can I find it? Plasma physics and fusion energy researchers have evolved a colorful and extensive vocabulary. Although these specialized terms greatly facilitate discussion among those who understand the language, they can impede discussions between experts and nonexperts, and even between experts in different subfields. Several efforts have been made over the years to break down these communication barriers by providing clear and succinct definitions of key terms. The Glossary of Frequently Used Terms in Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy Research takes the next step and uses modern information technology to provide the most extensive *compilation* of plasma terminology from all available sources. The full Glossary comprises several thousand terms, of which over 1000 are fully defined and nearly all the others at least direct the reader to reference texts. The full Glossary was posted as ASCII text in 26 parts to the Newsgroups from 1994-1999. After a 3
