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Refine wording on the purpose of the Nix language
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# 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*
It only exists for the Nix package manager:
to describe packages and configurations as well as their variants and compositions.
It is not intended for general purpose use.
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.
- *declarative*
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- *lazy*
Expressions are only evaluated when their value is needed.
Values are only computed when they are needed.
- *dynamically typed*