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title: How to Add Glossary Terms
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# How to Add Glossary Terms

- From the Explore page, select a data asset and click on the edit icon or + Add for Glossary Term.
- Search for the relevant tags. You can either type and search, or scroll to select from the options provided.
- Click on the checkmark to save the changes.

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You can view all the associated glossary terms in the right panel.

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## Glossary Terms and Tags

If **Tags** are associated with a **Glossary Term**, then applying that glossary term to a data asset, will also automatically apply the associated tags to that data asset. For example, the glossary term ‘Account’ has a PII.Sensitive tag associated with it. When you add a glossary term to a data asset, the associated tags also get added.

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