From 794c5a0ba773508cd643e577b6718ec5271c7e55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:33:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add s Symbol entry in the glossary

* doc/emacs/glossary.texi (Glossary): Add an entry for Symbol
(bug#50760).
---
 doc/emacs/glossary.texi | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/emacs/glossary.texi b/doc/emacs/glossary.texi
index 4f971eb1e01..f7137284d20 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/glossary.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/glossary.texi
@@ -1334,6 +1334,12 @@ allowed as well.
 @item String Substitution
 @xref{Glossary---Global Substitution}.
 
+@item Symbol
+A symbol in Emacs Lisp is an object with a name.  The
+symbol name serves as the printed representation of the symbol.
+@xref{Symbol Type,, Symbol Type, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference
+Manual}.
+
 @item Syntax Highlighting
 @xref{Glossary---Font Lock}.
 
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2.39.2