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Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin@fricklerhandwerk.de>
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@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Nix consists of layers that operate fairly independently.
At the top is the *command line interface*, translating from invocations of Nix executables to interactions with the underlying layers. At the top is the *command line interface*, translating from invocations of Nix executables to interactions with the underlying layers.
Below that is the *Nix language*, a [purely functional programming](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purely_functional_programming) language. Below that is the *Nix language*, a [purely functional programming](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purely_functional_programming) language.
It is used to compose expressions which ultimately evaluate to self-contained *build plans*, used to derive *build results* from referenced *build inputs*. It is used to compose expressions which ultimately evaluate to self-contained *build steps*, used to derive *build results* from referenced *build inputs*.
::: {.note} ::: {.note}
The Nix language itself does not have a notion of *packages* or *configurations*. The Nix language itself does not have a notion of *packages* or *configurations*.