Question

What is the difference between an index and a glossary

Answer 1

An index is a listing of the contents of a book, article, page, paragraph etc.

While a glossary is a listing of definitions or comments of a written work.

Hope that helped! :)

Answer 2

Glossary is usually definitions of things. The index is also in the back of the textbook but, it helps you find the page of things you might be looking for