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authorAdam Joseph <54836058+amjoseph-nixpkgs@users.noreply.github.com>2022-08-05 17:15:37 +0000
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# Terminology
-A *local store* exists on the local filesystem of the machine where
-Nix is invoked. The `/nix/store` directory is one example of a
-local store. You can use other local stores by passing the
-`--store` flag to `nix`.
+From the perspective of the location where Nix is
+invoked<sup><b>1</b></sup>, the Nix store can be referred to
+as a "_local_" or a "_remote_" one:
-A *remote store* is a store which exists anywhere other than the
-local filesystem. One example is the `/nix/store` directory on
-another machine, accessed via `ssh` or served by the `nix-serve`
-Perl script.
+<sup>\[1]: Where "invoking Nix" means an executing a Nix core
+action/operation on a Nix store. For example, using any CLI
+commands from the `NixOS/nix` implementation.</sup>
+
++ A *local store* exists on the local filesystem of
+ the machine where Nix is invoked. You can use other
+ local stores by passing the `--store` flag to the
+ `nix` command.
+
++ A *remote store* exists anywhere other than the
+ local filesystem. One example is the `/nix/store`
+ directory on another machine, accessed via `ssh` or
+ served by the `nix-serve` Perl script.
A *binary cache* is a remote store which is not the local store of
any machine. Examples of binary caches include S3 buckets and the