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Valentin Gagarin 07de7ee501 remove redundant terms from glossary 
we should always link to authoritative definitions of terms when they
exist, instead of doing double book keeping here.

"attribute name" should be uniquely defined in the Nix reference manual.

"package name" should be uniquely defined in the Nixpkgs manual.
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Glossary

Nix
    Build system and package manager.

    Read /nɪks/ ("Niks").

Nix language
    Programming language to declare packages and configurations for Nix.

Nix expression
    Expression written in the Nix language.

Nix file
    File (`.nix`) containing a Nix expression.

Nixpkgs
    Software distribution built with Nix.

    Read /nɪks ˈpækɪʤɪz/ ("Nix packages").

NixOS
    Linux distribution based on Nix and Nixpkgs.

    Read /nɪks oʊ ɛs/ ("Niks Oh Es").

reproducible
    Reproducibility would guarantee exactly the same results no matter
    **when** or **on what machine** you run the command.