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We are poised to advance our understanding of silicate compositions from empirical modeling, based on current understanding of property–structure relationships and simple oxide‐based descriptions, to direct determination of the structure of complex systems. The anionic structural backbone is established. As indicated by the first steps taken in this direction, quantitative understanding of structural variations with composition and intrinsic variables is possible. Moreover, with increased miniaturization and micro‐processing, measurements of glass and melt properties with samples under the conditions of interest are now feasible. It will also be possible to track and characterize structurally the kinetics of transformations, to quantify glass‐forming processes, and, likely, to engineer properties of glasses on the basis of our rapidly advancing enhanced understanding of structure–property relations.