define the terms "realise" and "valid" for store paths

add links to the glossary definition where the terms are used

doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store.md

@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ The operation `--realise` essentially “builds” the specified store
 paths. Realisation is a somewhat overloaded term:
 
   - If the store path is a *derivation*, realisation ensures that the
-    output paths of the derivation are [valid](../glossary.md) (i.e.,
+    output paths of the derivation are [valid] (i.e.,
     the output path and its closure exist in the file system). This
     can be done in several ways. First, it is possible that the
     outputs are already valid, in which case we are done
-    immediately. Otherwise, there may be [substitutes](../glossary.md)
+    immediately. Otherwise, there may be [substitutes]
     that produce the outputs (e.g., by downloading them). Finally, the
     outputs can be produced by running the build task described
     by the derivation.
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ paths. Realisation is a somewhat overloaded term:
     produced through substitutes. If there are no (successful)
     substitutes, realisation fails.
 
+[valid]: ../glossary.md#validity
+[substitutes]: ../glossary.md#substitute
+
 The output path of each derivation is printed on standard output. (For
 non-derivations argument, the argument itself is printed.)
 
@@ -289,8 +292,8 @@ error: cannot delete path `/nix/store/zq0h41l75vlb4z45kzgjjmsjxvcv1qk7-mesa-6.4'
 
 ## Description
 
-The operation `--query` displays various bits of information about the
+The operation `--query` displays information about [store path]s.
-store paths . The queries are described below. At most one query can be
+The queries are described below. At most one query can be
 specified. The default query is `--outputs`.
 
 The paths *paths* may also be symlinks from outside of the Nix store, to
@@ -310,12 +313,12 @@ symlink.
 ## Queries
 
   - `--outputs`\
-    Prints out the [output paths](../glossary.md) of the store
+    Prints out the [output path]s of the store
     derivations *paths*. These are the paths that will be produced when
     the derivation is built.
 
   - `--requisites`; `-R`\
-    Prints out the [closure](../glossary.md) of the store path *paths*.
+    Prints out the [closure] of the given *paths*.
 
     This query has one option:
 
@@ -332,10 +335,12 @@ symlink.
     derivation and specifying the option `--include-outputs`.
 
   - `--references`\
-    Prints the set of [references](../glossary.md) of the store paths
+    Prints the set of [references]s of the store paths
     *paths*, that is, their immediate dependencies. (For *all*
     dependencies, use `--requisites`.)
 
+    [reference]: ../glossary.md#gloss-reference
+
   - `--referrers`\
     Prints the set of *referrers* of the store paths *paths*, that is,
     the store paths currently existing in the Nix store that refer to
@@ -350,11 +355,13 @@ symlink.
     in the Nix store that are dependent on *paths*.
 
   - `--deriver`; `-d`\
-    Prints the [deriver](../glossary.md) of the store paths *paths*. If
+    Prints the [deriver] of the store paths *paths*. If
     the path has no deriver (e.g., if it is a source file), or if the
     deriver is not known (e.g., in the case of a binary-only
     deployment), the string `unknown-deriver` is printed.
 
+    [deriver]: ../glossary.md#gloss-deriver
+
   - `--graph`\
     Prints the references graph of the store paths *paths* in the format
     of the `dot` tool of AT\&T's [Graphviz

doc/manual/src/glossary.md

@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@
 
     [store derivation]: #gloss-store-derivation
 
+  - [realise]{#gloss-realise}, realisation\
+    Ensure a [store path] is [valid][validity].
+
+    This means either running the `builder` executable as specified in the corresponding [derivation] or fetching a pre-built [store object] from a [substituter].
+
+    See [`nix-build`](./command-ref/nix-build.md) and [`nix-store --realise`](./command-ref/nix-store.md#operation---realise).
+
+    See [`nix build`](./command-ref/new-cli/nix3-build.md) (experimental).
+
+    [realise]: #gloss-realise
+
   - [content-addressed derivation]{#gloss-content-addressed-derivation}\
     A derivation which has the
     [`__contentAddressed`](./language/advanced-attributes.md#adv-attr-__contentAddressed)
@@ -101,6 +112,8 @@
     copy store objects it doesn't have.  For details, see the
     [`substituters` option](./command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-substituters).
 
+    [substituter]: #gloss-substituter
+
   - [purity]{#gloss-purity}\
     The assumption that equal Nix derivations when run always produce
     the same output. This cannot be guaranteed in general (e.g., a
@@ -149,13 +162,15 @@
     [output path]: #gloss-output-path
 
   - [deriver]{#gloss-deriver}\
-    The deriver of an *output path* is the store
+    The [store derivation] that produced an [output path].
-    derivation that built it.
 
   - [validity]{#gloss-validity}\
-    A store path is considered *valid* if it exists in the file system,
+    A store path is valid if all [store object]s in its [closure] can be read from the [store].
-    is listed in the Nix database as being valid, and if all paths in
+
-    its closure are also valid.
+    For a local store, this means:
+    - The store path leads to an existing [store object] in that [store].
+    - The store path is listed in the Nix database as being valid.
+    - All paths in the store path's [closure] are valid.
 
   - [user environment]{#gloss-user-env}\
     An automatically generated store object that consists of a set of