[S99] Add definitions, fix links

Adds a number of terms and definitions to the glossary. Also fixes links
so they point to parts of this page instead of other (nonexistent)
pages.

Author: ShimmerFairy

S99-glossary.pod

@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ the explanation later for you and everybody else.
 
 =head1 A
 
+=head2 actions
+
+A class used to generate an L</AST> from the results of parsing text with a
+L</grammar>.
+
 =head2 adverb
 
 See L<adverbial pair>.
@@ -53,11 +58,16 @@ Application Programming Interface.
 
 =head2 array
 
+=head2 AST
+
+Short for B<A>bstract B<S>yntax B<T>ree. Used in many places, including
+L</actions>, L</PAST>, and L</QAST>.
+
 =head2 attribute
 
 =head2 auth
 
-Way of deliberately ambiguously expressing L<author> or L<authority>.
+Way of deliberately ambiguously expressing L</author> or L</authority>.
 
 =head2 author
 
@@ -71,7 +81,7 @@ Way of deliberately ambiguously expressing L<author> or L<authority>.
 
 =head2 backlog
 
-That part of a discussion on an L<IRC> channel that you've missed.  If it is
+That part of a discussion on an L</IRC> channel that you've missed.  If it is
 not or no longer available in your IRC client, you can go to sites such as
 L<http://irc.perl6.org> to see what has been logged for you.
 
@@ -100,12 +110,17 @@ Perl 5, Perl 6 and NQP.
 
 =head2 compunit
 
-See L<compilation unit>.
+See L</compilation unit>.
 
 =head2 credentials
 
 =head1 D
 
+=head2 dalek
+
+An IRC bot that reports when various projects have been updated. It gives
+L</karma> to those who pushed the changes to the project.
+
 =head2 debugger
 
 =head2 dev
@@ -117,7 +132,7 @@ branch for development in a repository.
 
 =head2 distribution
 
-A collection of 1 or more L<compunit>s for installing locally, or for loading
+A collection of 1 or more L</compunit>s for installing locally, or for loading
 from a remote location.
 
 =head2 dynamic
@@ -145,10 +160,19 @@ yet in the end pleasing nobody, because nobody is catered for enough.
 
 =head2 fudge
 
-Way to temporarily mark tests in the L<spectest> for a specific Perl 6 version
+Way to temporarily mark tests in the L</spectest> for a specific Perl 6 version
 as I<todo> (so that a failure of the test will be marked ok, and a pass will
-be marked as an exception), or as I<skip> if they cause a L<compile-time> or
-L<runtime> exception.
+be marked as an exception), or as I<skip> if they cause a L</compile-time> or
+L</runtime> exception.
+
+=head2 fork
+
+The creation of another process in Perl 6.
+
+Also, a feature of L</github> that copies a repository from one user to another,
+to allow users to make changes to a repository without needing permissions on
+the original project. After a user makes changes they will likely submit a
+L</pull request>.
 
 =head1 G
 
@@ -161,7 +185,7 @@ projects.
 
 =head2 github
 
-Online open source repository hoster using L<git>.
+Online open source repository hoster using L</git>.
 
 =head2 GLOBAL::
 
@@ -172,6 +196,10 @@ timezones, one contributor's morning is another contributor's evening.
 
 =head2 grammar
 
+A feature of Perl 6 that uses L</regex>es to implement a grammar for parsing
+text. Perl 6 implementations use grammars themselves to parse the language. The
+results of parsing with a grammar can be further passed on to L</actions>.
+
 =head1 H
 
 =head2 hash
@@ -246,9 +274,11 @@ Less Than Awesome.
 
 =head2 MMD
 
-See L<multi-method dispatch>.
+See L</multi-method dispatch>.
 
-=head2 moarvm
+=head2 MoarVM
+
+A virtual machine designed specifically for L</NQP> and its L</MOP>.
 
 =head2 module
 
@@ -278,13 +308,19 @@ Meta-Object Protocol.
 
 =head2 Niecza
 
+An implementation of Perl 6 targeting the .NET platform.
+
 =head2 null-PMC access
 
 =head2 Num
 
 =head2 number
 
-=head2 nqp
+=head2 NQP
+
+Short for B<N>ot B<Q>uite B<P>erl, a subset of Perl 6 suitable for tasks such as
+implementing L</Rakudo>. Targets L</Parrot> and the L</JVM>, with work underway
+on targeting L</MoarVM>.
 
 =head1 O
 
@@ -304,8 +340,12 @@ Meta-Object Protocol.
 
 =head2 Panda
 
+A Perl 6 program designed to make it easier to install L</module>s.
+
 =head2 Parrot
 
+A virtual machine designed to run Perl 6 and other dynamic languages.
+
 =head2 parse
 
 =head2 PAST
@@ -322,8 +362,13 @@ Parrot Magic Cookie.
 
 =head2 pod
 
+B<P>lain B<O>l' B<D>ocumentation, a documentation format understood by Perl
+6. See L</S26> for details.
+
 =head2 pod6
 
+Used to specify Perl 6's version of L</pod>, as opposed to Perl 5's.
+
 =head2 Positional
 
 =head2 positional parameter
@@ -340,10 +385,17 @@ Parrot Magic Cookie.
 
 =head2 pull request
 
+A feature of L</github> that's used after a user has L</fork>ed a project and
+made changes to it that they wish to have in the main project.
+
 =head2 p5
 
+Short for Perl 5, the older brother of Perl 6.
+
 =head2 p6
 
+Short for Perl 6, the spunky little sister of Perl 5.
+
 =head1 Q
 
 =head2 QAST
@@ -359,16 +411,25 @@ result data is returned.
 
 =head2 Rakudo
 
+An implementation of Perl 6 originally targetting L</Parrot>, it now targets
+Parrot, the L</JVM>, and (soon) L</MoarVM> through L</NQP>.
+
 =head2 Rakudo *
 
 =head2 rakudobug
 
-A bug in L<rakudo>.  Usually used in contexts such as "/me submits rakudobug".
+A bug in L</rakudo>.  Usually used in contexts such as "/me submits rakudobug".
 
 =head2 regex
 
+Short for B<Reg>ular B<Ex>pressions, an easy way of parsing text for certain
+kinds of information.
+
 =head2 regexp
 
+An alternative abbreviation of L</regex> that usually occurs in non-Perl 6
+contexts.
+
 =head2 reification
 
 =head2 reify
@@ -391,7 +452,7 @@ A bug in L<rakudo>.  Usually used in contexts such as "/me submits rakudobug".
 
 =head2 segfault
 
-See L<segmentation fault>.
+See L</segmentation fault>.
 
 =head2 segmentation fault
 
@@ -423,9 +484,12 @@ See L<segmentation fault>.
 
 =head2 TimToady
 
+IRC screen name for Larry Wall, creator of Perl. The name comes from the
+pronunciation of L</TIMTOWTDI> as a word.
+
 =head2 TIMTOWTDI
 
-There Is More Than One Way To Do It.
+An abbreviation of "There Is More Than One Way To Do It".
 
 =head2 token
 
@@ -437,6 +501,11 @@ There Is More Than One Way To Do It.
 
 Two Terms In A Row.
 
+=head2 TMTOWTDI
+
+An alternative form of L</TIMTOWTDI>. It occurs when the user replaces "There
+Is" with "There's" (removing the I that goes in the other abbreviation).
+
 =head1 U
 
 =head2 unit
@@ -449,18 +518,28 @@ Two Terms In A Row.
 
 =head2 ver
 
-Short way to indicate L<version>.
+Short way to indicate L</version>.
 
 =head2 version
 
 =head2 VM
 
-Virtual Machine.  Such as L<Parrot>, L<JVM> and L<MoarVM>.
+Virtual Machine.  Such as L</Parrot>, L</JVM> and L</MoarVM>.
 
 =head2 v5
 
+Stands for "Perl, version 5" and is used in code to indicate that the code is
+Perl 5:
+
+    use v5;
+
 =head2 v6
 
+Stands for "Perl, version 6" and is used in code to indicate that the code is
+written in Perl 6:
+
+    use v6;
+
 =head1 W
 
 =head2 whatever
@@ -501,6 +580,6 @@ Everybody wants the colon.
 
 =head2 ++
 
-Way to increase L<karma>.
+Way to increase L</karma> on IRC.
 
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