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     derivation.
 
   - [output-addressed store object]{#gloss-output-addressed-store-object}\
-    A store object whose store path hashes its content.  This
-    includes derivations, the outputs of
-    [content-addressed derivations](#gloss-content-addressed-derivation),
-    and the outputs of
-    [fixed-output derivations](#gloss-fixed-output-derivation).
+    A [store object] whose [store path] is determined by its contents.
+    This includes derivations, the outputs of [content-addressed derivations](#gloss-content-addressed-derivation), and the outputs of [fixed-output derivations](#gloss-fixed-output-derivation).
 
   - [substitute]{#gloss-substitute}\
     A substitute is a command invocation stored in the [Nix database] that