diff --git a/doc/glossary/glossary-terms.xml b/doc/glossary/glossary-terms.xml
index 30d2b36f84..f092614100 100644
--- a/doc/glossary/glossary-terms.xml
+++ b/doc/glossary/glossary-terms.xml
@@ -2081,18 +2081,30 @@
         VM instance being requested.</para>
       </glossdef>
     </glossentry>
-
     <glossentry>
       <glossterm>credentials</glossterm>
       <indexterm class="singular">
-          <primary>credentials</primary>
-        </indexterm>
-
+        <primary>credentials</primary>
+      </indexterm>
       <glossdef>
-        <para>Data that is only known to or accessible by a user and used to
-        verify that the user is who he says he is. Credentials are presented
-        to the server during authentication. Examples include a password,
-        secret key, digital certificate, and fingerprint.</para>
+        <para>Data that is only known to or accessible by a user and
+          used to verify that the user is who he says he is.
+          Credentials are presented to the server during
+          authentication. Examples include a password, secret key,
+          digital certificate, and fingerprint.</para>
+      </glossdef>
+    </glossentry>
+    <glossentry>
+      <glossterm>Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)</glossterm>
+      <indexterm class="singular">
+        <primary>Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)</primary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <glossdef>
+        <para>A mechanism that allows many resources (for example,
+          fonts, JavaScript) on a web page to be requested from
+          another domain outside the domain from which the resource
+          originated. In particular, JavaScript's AJAX calls can use
+          the XMLHttpRequest mechanism.</para>
       </glossdef>
     </glossentry>