[Tex/LaTex] Glossaries acronyms two languages

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I'm using glossaries package to make my list of acronyms. I'm writing in Spanish but some of my acronyms are in English. I want them to be displayed like:
Spanish description – English long (Short) –

I was thinking on using the description label in glossaries to include the Spanish description. However I don't know how to modify the \acX macros in order to display the acronym correctly (first time all, next just the short, etc.)

Any help or hint is more than welcome.

Edit: After having Using the glossaries package for English acronyms in German documents I need it to be modified to a format like:

OtherLanguage_long (Short, Long)
Long (Short)

ie. –> Calidad de Servicio (QoS, Quality of Service)
Internet Protocol (IP)

Edit 2: Problem solved… At least I think so.
I've created to tokens, one for plural and another for singular.

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[acronym, toc, shortcuts]{glossaries}
\usepackage{etoolbox}

\newtoks\customtoksingular
\newtoks\customtokplural

\renewcommand*{\newacronymhook}{%
 \edef\dosetkeys{\noexpand\setkeys{glossentry}{user1={},\the\glskeylisttok}}%
 \dosetkeys
 \ifcsempty{@glo@useri}%
 {%
   %\expandafter\customtoksingular\expandafter{\the\glsshorttok\space(\the\glslongtok)}%
   \expandafter\customtoksingular\expandafter{\noexpand\acrfullformat{\the\glslongtok}{\the\glsshorttok}}%
 }%
 {%
   \edef\custom{\csexpandonce{@glo@useri}\space(\the\glsshorttok, \the\glslongtok)}%
   \expandafter\customtoksingular\expandafter{\custom}%
 }%
 \ifcsempty{@glo@userii}%
 {%
   %\expandafter\customtoksingular\expandafter{\the\glsshorttok\space(\the\glslongtok)}%
   \expandafter\customtokplural\expandafter{\noexpand\acrfullformat
           {\noexpand\glsentrylongpl{\the\glslabeltok}}%
           {\noexpand\glsentryshortpl{\the\glslabeltok}}}
 }%
 {%
   \edef\custom{\csexpandonce{@glo@userii}\space(\the\glsshorttok, \the\glslongtok\noexpand\acrpluralsuffix)}%
   \expandafter\customtokplural\expandafter{\custom}%
 }%
}

\newcommand*{\custompostdesc}[1]{%
  \ifcsempty{glo@#1@useri}{}{ (\glsentryuseri{#1})}%
}

\renewcommand*{\CustomAcronymFields}{%
  user1={},%
  name={\the\glsshorttok},%
  description={\the\glslongtok\noexpand\custompostdesc{\the\glslabeltok}},%
  first={\the\customtoksingular},%
  firstplural={\the\customtokplural},%
  % first={\the\glslongtok\space(\the\customtoksingular)},%
  %firstplural={\the\glslongtok\noexpand\acrpluralsuffix\space (the\customtoksingular},%
  text={\the\glsshorttok},%
  plural={\the\glsshorttok\noexpand\acrpluralsuffix}%
}

\SetCustomStyle

\makeglossaries

\newacronym[user1=interfaz de programaci\'{o}n de la aplicaci\'{o}n, user2=interfaces de programaci\'{o}n de la aplicaci\'{o}n]{api}{API}{Application Programming Interface}
\newacronym{aa}{AA}{Another Acronym}

\begin{document}

First use: Las \acp{api} ....  Subsequent use: \acp{api}

\glsresetall{}

First use: Las \ac{api} ....  Subsequent use: \ac{api}

First use: \gls{aa}. Subsequent use: \gls{aa}.

\printglossary[type=\acronymtype]

\end{document}

Best Answer

I recommend you upgrade to the latest version of glossaries (v4.01 at time of writing) as it's more flexible. Here's an example that uses v4.01:

\documentclass[spanish,english]{article}

\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\usepackage[acronym,toc,shortcuts]{glossaries}

\makeglossaries

% Add new key for long Spanish form:
\glsaddkey
{longsp}% key
{}% default value
{\glsentrylongsp}% new command analogous to \glsentrylong
{\Glsentrylongsp}% new command analogous to \Glsentrylong
{\acrlongsp}% new command analogous to \acrlong
{\Acrlongsp}% new command analogous to \Acrlong
{\ACRlongsp}% new command analogous to \ACRlong

% Add new key for plural long Spanish form:
\glsaddkey
{longplsp}% key
{}% default value
{\glsentrylongplsp}% new command analogous to \glsentrylongpl
{\Glsentrylongplsp}% new command analogous to \Glsentrylongpl
{\acrlongplsp}% new command analogous to \acrlongpl
{\Acrlongplsp}% new command analogous to \Acrlongpl
{\ACRlongplsp}% new command analogous to \ACRlongpl

% Provide conditional to test if longsp/longplsp has been set
\newcommand*{\glsifhaslongsp}[3]{%
  \ifcsempty{glo@#1@longsp}{#3}{#2}%
}
\newcommand*{\glsifhaslongplsp}[3]{%
  \ifcsempty{glo@#1@longplsp}{#3}{#2}%
}

% Set up custom acronym style:
\renewcommand*{\CustomAcronymFields}{%
  name={\the\glsshorttok},
  description={\the\glslongtok},%
}

% Set the display style for acronyms (used by commands like \gls, \glspl, \ac, \acp or \glsdisp)
\renewcommand*\SetCustomDisplayStyle[1]{%
  \defglsentryfmt[#1]{%
    \ifdefempty\glscustomtext
    {% \glsdisp not used
      \ifglsused\glslabel
      {% subsequent use
         \glsifplural
         {% plural
           \glscapscase
           {% subsequent, plural, no case change
             \glsentryshortpl{\glslabel}\glsinsert%
           }%
           {% subsequent, plural, first letter upper case
             \Glsentryshortpl{\glslabel}\glsinsert%
           }%
           {% subsequent, plural, all caps
             \MakeTextUppercase{\glsentryshortpl{\glslabel}\glsinsert}%
           }%
         }%
         {% singular
           \glscapscase
           {% subsequent, singular, no case change
             \glsentryshort{\glslabel}\glsinsert%
           }%
           {% subsequent, singular, first letter upper case
             \Glsentryshort{\glslabel}\glsinsert%
           }%
           {% subsequent, singular, all caps
             \MakeTextUppercase{\glsentryshort{\glslabel}\glsinsert}%
           }%
         }%
      }%
      {% first use
         \glsifplural
         {% plural
           \glsifhaslongplsp\glslabel
           {% first use, plural, has Spanish long form
             \glscapscase
             {% first use, plural, Spanish, no case change
               \glsentrylongplsp{\glslabel}\glsinsert\space
               (\glsentryshortpl{\glslabel},\space
                \glsentrylongpl{\glslabel})%
             }%
             {% first use, plural, Spanish, first letter upper case
               \Glsentrylongplsp{\glslabel}\glsinsert\space
               (\glsentryshortpl{\glslabel},\space
                \glsentrylongpl{\glslabel})%
             }%
             {% first use, plural, Spanish, all caps
               \MakeTextUppercase{\glsentrylongplsp{\glslabel}\glsinsert\space
               (\glsentryshortpl{\glslabel},\space
                \glsentrylongpl{\glslabel})}%
             }%
           }%
           {% first use, plural, doesn't have Spanish long form
             \glscapscase
             {% first use, plural, no Spanish, no case change
               \glsentrylongpl{\glslabel}\glsinsert\space
               (\glsentryshortpl{\glslabel})%
             }%
             {% first use, plural, no Spanish, first letter upper case
               \Glsentrylongpl{\glslabel}\glsinsert\space
               (\glsentryshortpl{\glslabel})%
             }%
             {% first use, plural, no Spanish, all caps
               \MakeTextUppercase{\glsentrylongpl{\glslabel}\glsinsert\space
               (\glsentryshortpl{\glslabel})}%
             }%
           }%
         }%
         {% singular
           \glsifhaslongsp\glslabel
           {% first use, singular, has Spanish long form
             \glscapscase
             {% first use, singular, Spanish, no case change
               \glsentrylongsp{\glslabel}\glsinsert\space
               (\glsentryshort{\glslabel},\space
                \glsentrylong{\glslabel})%
             }%
             {% first use, singular, Spanish, first letter upper case
               \Glsentrylongsp{\glslabel}\glsinsert\space
               (\glsentryshort{\glslabel},\space
                \glsentrylong{\glslabel})%
             }%
             {% first use, singular, Spanish, all caps
               \MakeTextUppercase{\glsentrylongsp{\glslabel}\glsinsert\space
               (\glsentryshort{\glslabel},\space
                \glsentrylong{\glslabel})}%
             }%
           }%
           {% first use, singular, doesn't have Spanish long form
             \glscapscase
             {% first use, singular, no Spanish, no case change
               \glsentrylong{\glslabel}\glsinsert\space
               (\glsentryshort{\glslabel})%
             }%
             {% first use, singular, no Spanish, first letter upper case
               \Glsentrylong{\glslabel}\glsinsert\space
               (\glsentryshort{\glslabel})%
             }%
             {% first use, singular, no Spanish, all caps
               \MakeTextUppercase{\glsentrylong{\glslabel}\glsinsert\space
               (\glsentryshort{\glslabel})}%
             }%
           }%
         }%
      }%
    }%
    {% \glsdisp used
      \glscustomtext
    }%
  }%
}

\SetCustomStyle

% Define a new glossary style that checks for the existence of
% the longsp field.
\newglossarystyle{listsp}{%
  \setglossarystyle{list}% base style on the list style
  \renewcommand*{\glossentry}[2]{%
  \item[\glsentryitem{##1}%
        \glstarget{##1}{\glossentryname{##1}}]
    \glossentrydesc{##1}%
    \glsifhaslongsp{##1}{\space(\glsentrylongsp{##1})}{}%
    \glspostdescription\space ##2}%
}

\newacronym
 [longsp=interfaz de programaci\'{o}n de la aplicaci\'{o}n,
  longplsp=interfaces de programaci\'{o}n de la aplicaci\'{o}n
 ]{api}{API}{Application Programming Interface}

\newacronym{aa}{AA}{Another Acronym}

\begin{document}

First use: Las \acp{api} ....  Subsequent use: \acp{api}

\glsresetall

First use: Las \ac{api} ....  Subsequent use: \ac{api}

First use: \gls{aa}. Subsequent use: \gls{aa}.

\printglossary[type=\acronymtype,style=listsp]

\end{document}

This produces:

Image of resulting document

Edit:

If you upgrade to the latest version (v4.02, 2013/12/05) it's easier to define a new acronym style and have \acf match the style. (Although it's also possible to define acronym styles where they don't match, as is the case with the predefined footnote style where \acr doesn't use a footnote.) Here's the above example rewritten using v4.02 code:

\documentclass[spanish,english]{article}

\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\usepackage[acronym,toc,shortcuts]{glossaries}

\makeglossaries

% Add new key for long Spanish form:
\glsaddkey
{longsp}% key
{}% default value
{\glsentrylongsp}% new command analogous to \glsentrylong
{\Glsentrylongsp}% new command analogous to \Glsentrylong
{\acrlongsp}% new command analogous to \acrlong
{\Acrlongsp}% new command analogous to \Acrlong
{\ACRlongsp}% new command analogous to \ACRlong

% Add new key for plural long Spanish form:
\glsaddkey
{longplsp}% key
{}% default value
{\glsentrylongplsp}% new command analogous to \glsentrylongpl
{\Glsentrylongplsp}% new command analogous to \Glsentrylongpl
{\acrlongplsp}% new command analogous to \acrlongpl
{\Acrlongplsp}% new command analogous to \Acrlongpl
{\ACRlongplsp}% new command analogous to \ACRlongpl

% Provide conditional to test if longsp/longplsp has been set
\newcommand*{\glsifhaslongsp}[3]{%
  \ifcsempty{glo@#1@longsp}{#3}{#2}%
}
\newcommand*{\glsifhaslongplsp}[3]{%
  \ifcsempty{glo@#1@longplsp}{#3}{#2}%
}

% Define new acronym style:

\newacronymstyle{spanish}
{% base the display style on 'long-short'
  \GlsUseAcrEntryDispStyle{long-short}%
}%
{% base the definitions on 'long-short'
  \GlsUseAcrStyleDefs{long-short}%  
% Make some custom modifications for the first use display.
% Singular, no case change:
  \renewcommand*{\genacrfullformat}[2]{%
   \glsifhaslongsp{##1}%
   {% has Spanish version:
      \glsentrylongsp{##1}##2\space
      (\firstacronymfont{\glsentryshort{##1}}, \glsentrylong{##1})%
   }%
   {%
     \glsentrylong{##1}##2\space
     (\firstacronymfont{\glsentryshort{##1}})%
   }%
  }%
% Singular, first letter upper case:
  \renewcommand*{\Genacrfullformat}[2]{%
   \glsifhaslongsp{##1}%
   {% has Spanish version:
      \Glsentrylongsp{##1}##2\space
      (\firstacronymfont{\glsentryshort{##1}}, \glsentrylong{##1})%
   }%
   {%
     \Glsentrylong{##1}##2\space
     (\firstacronymfont{\glsentryshort{##1}})%
   }%
  }%
% Plural, no case change:
  \renewcommand*{\genplacrfullformat}[2]{%
   \glsifhaslongplsp{##1}%
   {% has Spanish version:
      \glsentrylongplsp{##1}##2\space
      (\firstacronymfont{\glsentryshortpl{##1}}, \glsentrylongpl{##1})%
   }%
   {%
     \glsentrylongpl{##1}##2\space
     (\firstacronymfont{\glsentryshortpl{##1}})%
   }%
  }%
% Plural, first letter upper case:
  \renewcommand*{\Genplacrfullformat}[2]{%
    \glsifhaslongplsp{##1}%
    {% has Spanish version:
      \Glsentrylongplsp{##1}##2\space
      (\firstacronymfont{\glsentryshortpl{##1}}, \glsentrylongpl{##1})%
    }%
    {%
      \Glsentrylongpl{##1}##2\space
      (\firstacronymfont{\glsentryshortpl{##1}})%
    }%
  }%
}

% switch to the new style:
\setacronymstyle{spanish}

% Define a new glossary style that checks for the existence of
% the longsp field.
\newglossarystyle{listsp}{%
  \setglossarystyle{list}% base style on the list style
  \renewcommand*{\glossentry}[2]{%
  \item[\glsentryitem{##1}%
        \glstarget{##1}{\glossentryname{##1}}]
    \glossentrydesc{##1}%
    \glsifhaslongsp{##1}{\space(\glsentrylongsp{##1})}{}%
    \glspostdescription\space ##2}%
}

\newacronym
 [longsp=interfaz de programaci\'{o}n de la aplicaci\'{o}n,
  longplsp=interfaces de programaci\'{o}n de la aplicaci\'{o}n
 ]{api}{API}{Application Programming Interface}

\newacronym{aa}{AA}{Another Acronym}

\begin{document}

First use: Las \acp{api} ....  Subsequent use: \acp{api}

\glsresetall

First use: Las \ac{api} ....  Subsequent use: \ac{api}

First use: \gls{aa}. Subsequent use: \gls{aa}.

Full form: \acf{api}, \acf{aa}.

\printglossary[type=\acronymtype,style=listsp]

\end{document}

This produces:

Image of resulting document

Edit 2:

In answer to @cacamailg's comment regarding only using the non-English version, the simplest method is just to define a set of commands that check the first use flag like this:

\newcommand*{\acfor}[2][]{%
 \ifglsused{#2}%
 {\acrshort[#1]{#2}}%
 {\acrlongsp[#1]{#2} (\acrshort[#1]{#2})\glsunset{#2}}%
}

\newcommand*{\Acfor}[2][]{%
 \ifglsused{#2}%
 {\Acrshort[#1]{#2}}%
 {\Acrlongsp[#1]{#2} (\acrshort[#1]{#2})\glsunset{#2}}%
}

\newcommand*{\acplfor}[2][]{%
 \ifglsused{#2}%
 {\acrplshort[#1]{#2}}%
 {\acrlongplsp[#1]{#2} (\acrshortpl[#1]{#2})\glsunset{#2}}%
}

\newcommand*{\Acplfor}[2][]{%
 \ifglsused{#2}%
 {\Acrshortpl[#1]{#2}}%
 {\Acrlongplsp[#1]{#2} (\acrshortpl[#1]{#2})\glsunset{#2}}%
}

Then you can do something like:

\acfor{api}. Next use: \acfor{api}.

This has some limitations, for example, you can't use the final insert optional argument used by commands like \gls.

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[Tex/LaTex] Using the glossaries package for English acronyms in German documents

The simplest method is to use the glossaries-extra package. The translation is stored in the user1 key. The long-short-user abbreviation style is designed to include additional information in the parenthetical material on first use. By default it picks up the information from the user1 field.

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage[acronym,
            nomain,% don't create "main" glossary
            postdot% put a period after the description
           ]{glossaries-extra}

\makeglossaries

% \glscurrentfieldvalue only works with glossaries v4.23 (and above)
\renewcommand{\glsxtrpostdescacronym}{%
 \ifglshasfield{\glsxtruserfield}{\glscurrententrylabel}%
 { (\glscurrentfieldvalue)}%
 {}%
}

\setabbreviationstyle[acronym]{long-short-user}

\newacronym[user1=Phase Shift Keying]{psk}{PSK}{Phasenumtastung}
\newacronym{aa}{AA}{Another Acronym}

\begin{document}    

First use: \gls{psk}. Subsequent use: \gls{psk}.

First use: \gls{aa}. Subsequent use: \gls{aa}.

\printglossaries

\end{document}

The post-description hook (\glsxtrpostdesccategory) appends information after the description in the glossary. This is a convenient way of making a minor adjustment without having to define a new glossary style.

If you prefer to use \newabbreviation instead of \newacronym, you need to redefine \glsxtrpostdescabbreviation instead of \glsxtrpostdescacronym and use \setabbreviationstyle{long-short-user} instead of \setabbreviationstyle[acronym]{long-short-user}. (\newacronym implicitly sets category=acronym and \newabbreviation implicitly sets category=abbreviation.)

If you want to stick with just the base glossaries package, it's slightly more complicated. The translation is still provided in the user1 field:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{glossaries}

\makeglossaries

% define an acronym style for the acronyms with a translation:

\newacronymstyle{acronymslang}%
{%
  \GlsUseAcrEntryDispStyle{long-short}%
}
{%
  \GlsUseAcrStyleDefs{short-long}%
  \renewcommand*{\genacrfullformat}[2]{%
   \glsentrylong{##1}##2\space
   (\protect\firstacronymfont{\glsentryshort{##1}}%
    \ifglshasfield{useri}{##1}%
    {, \glsentryuseri{##1}}{})%
  }%
  \renewcommand*{\Genacrfullformat}[2]{%
   \Glsentrylong{##1}##2\space
   (\protect\firstacronymfont{\glsentryshort{##1}}%
    \ifglshasfield{useri}{##1}%
    {, \glsentryuseri{##1}}{})%
  }%
  \renewcommand*{\genplacrfullformat}[2]{%
   \glsentrylongpl{##1}##2\space
   (\protect\firstacronymfont{\glsentryshortpl{##1}}%
    \ifglshasfield{useri}{##1}%
    {, \glsentryuseri{##1}}{})%
  }%
  \renewcommand*{\Genplacrfullformat}[2]{%
   \Glsentrylongpl{##1}##2\space
   (\protect\firstacronymfont{\glsentryshortpl{##1}}%
    \ifglshasfield{useri}{##1}%
    {, \glsentryuseri{##1}}{})%
  }%
}

\setacronymstyle{acronymslang}

\newacronym[user1=Phase Shift Keying]{psk}{PSK}{Phasenumtastung}
\newacronym{aa}{AA}{Another Acronym}

% glossary style for acronyms with a translation

\newglossarystyle{acronymslang}
{%
  \setglossarystyle{long}%
  \renewcommand*{\glsgroupskip}{}%
  \renewcommand{\glossentry}[2]{%
    \glsentryitem{##1}\glstarget{##1}{\glossentryname{##1}} &
    \glossentrydesc{##1}\glspostdescription
    \ifglshasfield{useri}{##1}{ (\glsentryuseri{##1})}{}%
    \space ##2\tabularnewline
  }%
}

\setglossarystyle{acronymslang}

\begin{document}

First use: \gls{psk}. Subsequent use: \gls{psk}.

First use: \gls{aa}. Subsequent use: \gls{aa}.

\printglossaries
\end{document}

This doesn't have the benefit of the post-description hook so a custom glossary style is required. The difference between the two methods can be seen from the position of the period (full-stop) inserted after the description through the postdot or postpunc=dot (glossaries-extra only) or nopostdot=false package options. With the glossaries-extra post-description hook the terminating punctuation is placed after the hook.

My original answer used an old version of glossaries and had to use internal commands, which isn't desirable. It's better to update to a newer version and use one of the above methods instead. There's no custom glossary style as it uses a hack to append the user1 contents to the description field.

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{glossaries}
\usepackage{etoolbox}

\newtoks\customtok

\renewcommand*{\newacronymhook}{%
 \edef\dosetkeys{\noexpand\setkeys{glossentry}{user1={},\the\glskeylisttok}}%
 \dosetkeys
 \ifcsempty{@glo@useri}%
 {%
   \expandafter\customtok\expandafter{\the\glsshorttok}%
 }%
 {%
   \edef\custom{\the\glsshorttok, \csexpandonce{@glo@useri}}%
   \expandafter\customtok\expandafter{\custom}%
 }%
}

\newcommand*{\custompostdesc}[1]{%
  \ifcsempty{glo@#1@useri}{}{ (\glsentryuseri{#1})}%
}

\renewcommand*{\CustomAcronymFields}{%
  user1={},%
  name={\the\glsshorttok},%
  description={\the\glslongtok\noexpand\custompostdesc{\the\glslabeltok}},%
  first={\the\glslongtok\space(\the\customtok)},%
  firstplural={\the\glslongtok\noexpand\acrpluralsuffix
    \space (\the\customtok)}%
  text={\the\glsshorttok},%
  plural={\the\glsshorttok\noexpand\acrpluralsuffix}%
}

\SetCustomStyle

\makeglossaries

\newacronym[user1=Phase Shift Keying]{psk}{PSK}{Phasenumtastung}
\newacronym{aa}{AA}{Another Acronym}

\begin{document}

First use: \gls{psk}. Subsequent use: \gls{psk}.

First use: \gls{aa}. Subsequent use: \gls{aa}.

\printglossaries
\end{document}

[Tex/LaTex] Glossaries : list only page number of the first occurrence

I suspect the reason why this question has remained unanswered for two years is because it's actually more than one question which doesn't fit in with the way this site works, but it needs to be either answered or closed to get it off the unanswered list.

Your first question (and the question title) you have already answered in a comment. The package option indexonlyfirst will only add the first use to the location list.

MWE:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[nopostdot,% remove dot after description
  indexonlyfirst,% only index first use
  nomain,acronym,xindy,toc,numberline]{glossaries}

\makeglossaries

\newacronym{MC}{MC}{Monte Carlo}
\newacronym{L}{L}{bond length}

\begin{document}

\printglossaries

\newpage
This is the first use of \gls{MC}.
\newpage
This is the first use of \gls{L}.
\newpage
This is the second use of \gls{MC}.
\newpage
This is the second use of \gls{L}.

\end{document}

Your second question (which really ought to be a separate post) is a little confusing.

For all the comumns, I need to add column names:

Symbol ....... Name and Units ....... First used on Page No.

The dots means white space.

This suggests a 3-column tabular layout, but your example code has six columns. Assuming that you're storing the unit in the user1 field and by "Symbol" you mean the short form (such as L) and by "Name" you mean the long form (such as bond length) then the following will produce a three column style (I've just used \AA for the ångström sign for simplicity, but it would be better to use siunitx to deal with the units):

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[nopostdot,% remove dot after description
  indexonlyfirst,% only index first use
  nomain,acronym,xindy,toc,numberline]{glossaries}

\makeglossaries

\newacronym[user1={\AA}]{L}{L}{bond length}

\newglossarystyle{myunitstyle}{%
 \setglossarystyle{long3col}% base it on the long3col style
  \renewenvironment{theglossary}%
    {\begin{longtable}{llc}}%
    {\end{longtable}}%
 \renewcommand*{\glossaryheader}{%
  \bfseries Symbol&\bfseries Name and Units&
  \bfseries First used on Page No.\tabularnewline\endhead}%
  \renewcommand{\glossentry}[2]{%
    \glsentryitem{##1}\glstarget{##1}{\glossentryname{##1}} &
    \glossentrydesc{##1} \glsentryuseri{##1} & ##2\tabularnewline
  }%
}

\setglossarystyle{myunitstyle}

\begin{document}

\printglossaries

\newpage
This is the first use of \gls{L}.
\newpage
This is the second use of \gls{L}.

\end{document}

This produces:

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