> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-docs.voicecheap.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Glossary

> Control how specific terms should translate, import glossary files, and choose between Smart and Strict application modes.

# Glossary

Glossary helps you control how specific words or groups of words should translate.

Current path in the app:

`https://app.voicecheap.ai/en/settings?settingsTab=customization&customizationTab=glossary`

## How glossary scope works

* there is one glossary scope per source language
* the same source term can translate differently depending on the target language
* team guests can read glossary entries but cannot edit them

## Smart vs Strict mode

VoiceCheap supports two main glossary application modes for a source-language glossary:

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Smart">
    `Smart` mode accepts close grammatical variants.

    Use it when you want the same glossary choice to survive pluralization, gender agreement, tense shifts, or nearby grammatical variations.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Strict">
    `Strict` mode requires the exact glossary form.

    Use it when the wording must be enforced exactly as written.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## What you can do in the interface

* filter by language
* change the source-language scope
* import an `.xlsx` file
* download a template
* view or edit entries manually
* switch the default application mode

## Importing from Excel

The glossary import flow supports `.xlsx` files. VoiceCheap also provides a template and an example-based flow so you can start from the correct format more quickly.

Good workflow:

1. choose the source language
2. download the template
3. fill the source column and target-language columns
4. preview the import
5. confirm once the rows look correct

## When glossary matters most

Glossary is most useful for:

* brand terminology
* legal or regulated wording
* product names that must stay untranslated
* recurring terminology in multilingual series content

## Related pages

* [Brand vocabulary](/docs/customization/brand-vocabulary)
* [Custom translation instructions](/docs/customization/custom-translation-instructions)