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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/language/index.md b/doc/manual/src/language/index.md index 3eabe1a02..69ebc70c0 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/language/index.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/language/index.md @@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ The Nix language is - *domain-specific* - It only exists for the Nix package manager: - to describe packages and configurations as well as their variants and compositions. - It is not intended for general purpose use. + Its purpose is to conveniently create and compose precise descriptions of how contents of existing files are used to derive new files. - *declarative* @@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ The Nix language is - *lazy* - Expressions are only evaluated when their value is needed. + Values are only computed when they are needed. - *dynamically typed* |