Concerning dictionaries. glossaries and related in ConTeXt

["Jairo A. del Rio via ntg-context" <ntg-context@ntg.nl>]

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Hi, list. I want to know how I should handle alphabetically sorted data in
ConTeXt. So far, I'm abusing registers in order to get simple glossaries,
but I prefer to manage data with tools such as JabRef rather than manually
typing entries inside a document. I attach an example of what I achieved:

\unprotect
\mainlanguage[\s!es]
\enableexperiments[fonts.compact]
\setupbodyfont[computer-modern-unicode]
\setuphead[chapter]
  [\c!alternative=\v!middle]
\defineregister[Russian]
\setupregister[Russian]
  [\c!expansion=\v!yes,
   \c!balance=\v!no,
   \c!n=2,
   \c!command=\Words,
   \c!pagenumber=\v!no,
   \c!language=\s!ru]
\def\Ruso[#1]%
  {\begingroup
   \getdummyparameters[word=,category=,meaning=,#1]%
   \Russian[\dummyparameter{word}]%
   {\bold{\dummyparameter{word}}
   \italic{\dummyparameter{category}}
   \dummyparameter{meaning}}%
   \endgroup}
\protect
\Ruso
    [word=исчисление,
     category=n. neutr.,
     meaning=cálculo]
\Ruso
    [word=вероятность,
     category=n. fem.,
     meaning=probabilidad]
\Ruso
    [word=обозначать,
     category=v.,
     meaning=denotar]
\Ruso
    [word=область,
     category=n. fem,
     meaning={región, área}]
\Ruso
    [word=событие,
     category=n. neutr.,
     meaning=evento]
\Ruso
    [word=определение,
     category=n. neutr.,
     meaning=definición]
\Ruso
    [word=знание,
     category=n. neutr,,
     meaning=conocimiento]
\Ruso
    [word=бесконечно,
     category=adv.,
     meaning=infinitamente]
\Ruso
    [word=сборник,
     category=n. masc.,
     meaning={colección, compilación, compendio}]
\Ruso
    [word=неравенство,
     category=n. neutr.,
     meaning=desigualdad]
\starttext
\starttitle[title=Ruso-español]
\placeRussian
\stoptitle
\stoptitle
\stoptext

Reading the manuals, I find that the publication mechanism for bibliography
kinda fits my needs (using ConTeXt to sort and type data generated via
external software) but, unlike registers, it doesn't seem to include
options for alphabetical headers. Is it fine to keep using registers in
this case? Is there a better mechanism for this task in ConTeXt? Thank you
in advance.

Best regards,

Jairo

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