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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md index 70a0eb994..b13709f8a 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # Glossary - [derivation]{#gloss-derivation}\ - A description of a build action. The result of a derivation is a + A description of a build task. The result of a derivation is a store object. Derivations are typically specified in Nix expressions using the [`derivation` primitive](language/derivations.md). These are translated into low-level *store derivations* (implicitly by @@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ A file that is an immediate child of the Nix store directory. These can be regular files, but also entire directory trees. Store objects can be sources (objects copied from outside of the store), - derivation outputs (objects produced by running a build action), or - derivations (files describing a build action). + derivation outputs (objects produced by running a build task), or + derivations (files describing a build task). - [input-addressed store object]{#gloss-input-addressed-store-object}\ A store object produced by building a |