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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