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Refine wording on the purpose of the Nix language
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# Nix Language # Nix Language
The Nix language is The Nix language is designed for conveniently creating and composing *derivations* – precise descriptions of how contents of existing files are used to derive new files.
It is:
- *domain-specific* - *domain-specific*
It only exists for the Nix package manager: It comes with [built-in functions](@docroot@/language/builtins.md) to integrate with the Nix store, which manages files and performs the derivations declared in the Nix language.
to describe packages and configurations as well as their variants and compositions.
It is not intended for general purpose use.
- *declarative* - *declarative*
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- *lazy* - *lazy*
Expressions are only evaluated when their value is needed. Values are only computed when they are needed.
- *dynamically typed* - *dynamically typed*