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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\usepackage{glossaries-extra}
\makeglossaries
\newglossaryentry{sample}{name={sample},description={an example}}
\newabbreviation{xml}{XML}{extensible markup language}
\newacronym{nasa}{NASA}{National Aeronautics and Space Administration}
\begin{document}
First use: \gls{sample}, \gls{xml} and \gls{nasa}. Next use: \gls{sample}, \gls{xml} and \gls{nasa}.
\printglossaries 
\end{document}
