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description={Debian Free Software Guidelines is a set of guidelines that the \gls{Debian} Project uses to determine whether a software license is a \gls{free-software} license, which in turn is used to determine whether a piece of software can be included in \gls{Debian}. The DFSG is part of the \gls{Debian} Social Contract.%
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description={Software-defined radio is a radio communication system where components that have been traditionally implemented in analog hardware (e.g. mixers, filters, amplifiers, modulators/demodulators, detectors, etc.) are instead implemented by means of software on a \gls{PC} or \gls{embedded system}. SDRs are used in \gls{SatNOGS} \glspl{ground-station}.%
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description={``GNU's Not Unix!'' is an extensive collection of \gls{free-software}, which can be used as an \gls{OS} or can be used in parts with other \glspl{OS}. The use of the completed GNU tools led to the family of operating systems popularly known as \gls{Linux}. Most of GNU is licensed under the GNU Project's own \gls{GPL}. GNU is also the project within which the \gls{free-software} concept originated.%
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description={open-source hardware consists of physical artifacts of technology designed and offered by the open-design movement. Both \gls{FOSS} and open-source hardware are created by the open-source culture movement and apply a like concept to a variety of components. It is sometimes, thus, referred to as \gls{FOSH}. The term usually means that information about the hardware is easily discerned so that others can make it---coupling it closely to the maker movement. Hardware design (i.e. mechanical drawings, schematics, bills of material, PCB layout data, HDL source code and integrated circuit layout data), in addition to the software that drives the hardware, are all released under free/libre terms. The original sharer gains feedback and potentially improvements on the design from the \gls{FOSH} community. There is now significant evidence that such sharing can drive a high return on investment for the scientific community. It is not enough to merely use an open-source license; an open source product or project will follow open source principles, such as modular design and community collaboration.%
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description={open-source hardware consists of physical artifacts of technology designed and offered by the open-design movement. Both \gls{FOSS} and open-source hardware are created by the open-source culture movement and apply a like concept to a variety of components. It is sometimes, thus, referred to as \gls{FOSH}. The term usually means that information about the hardware is easily discerned so that others can make it---coupling it closely to the maker movement. Hardware design (i.e. mechanical drawings, schematics, bills of material, \gls{PCB} layout data, \gls{HDL} source code and integrated circuit layout data), in addition to the software that drives the hardware, are all released under free/\gls{libre} terms. The original sharer gains feedback and potentially improvements on the design from the \gls{FOSH} community. There is now significant evidence that such sharing can drive a high return on investment for the scientific community. It is not enough to merely use an \gls{open-source} license; an \gls{open-source} product or project will follow \gls{open-source} principles, such as modular design and community collaboration.%
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description={free and open-source software is a term used to refer to groups of software consisting of both \gls{free-software} and \gls{OSS} where anyone is freely licensed to use, copy, study, and change the software in any way, and the source code is openly shared so that people are encouraged to voluntarily improve the design of the software. This is in contrast to proprietary software, where the software is under restrictive copyright licensing and the source code is usually hidden from the users. FOSS maintains the software user's civil liberty rights. Other benefits of using FOSS can include decreased software costs, increased security and stability (especially in regard to malware), protecting privacy, education, and giving users more control over their own hardware. Free and open-source operating systems such as \gls{Linux} and descendants of BSD are widely utilized today, powering millions of servers, desktops, smartphones (e.g., Android), and other devices. Free-software licenses and open-source licenses are used by many software packages. The free software movement and the open-source software movement are online social movements behind widespread production and adoption of FOSS, with the former preferring to use the terms \gls{FLOSS} or free/libre.%
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description={free and \gls{open-source} software is a term used to refer to groups of software consisting of both \gls{free-software} and \gls{OSS} where anyone is freely licensed to use, copy, study, and change the software in any way, and the source code is openly shared so that people are encouraged to voluntarily improve the design of the software. This is in contrast to proprietary software, where the software is under restrictive copyright licensing and the source code is usually hidden from the users. FOSS maintains the software user's civil liberty rights. Other benefits of using FOSS can include decreased software costs, increased security and stability (especially in regard to malware), protecting privacy, education, and giving users more control over their own hardware. Free and open-source operating systems such as \gls{Linux} and descendants of \gls{BSD} are widely utilized today, powering millions of servers, desktops, smartphones (e.g., Android), and other devices. Free-software licenses and \gls{open-source} licenses are used by many software packages. The free software movement and the \gls{open-source} software movement are online social movements behind widespread production and adoption of FOSS, with the former preferring to use the terms \gls{FLOSS} or free/\gls{libre}.%
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description={The International System of Units, known by the international abbreviation SI in all languages and sometimes pleonastically as the SI system, is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most widely used system of measurement. Established and maintained by the \gls{CGPM}, it is the only system of measurement with an official status in nearly every country in the world, employed in science, technology, industry, and everyday commerce.%
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description={a simple two-axis mount for supporting and rotating an instrument about two perpendicular axes --- one vertical and the other horizontal. Rotation about the vertical axis varies the azimuth (compass bearing) of the pointing direction of the instrument. Rotation about the horizontal axis varies the altitude angle (angle of elevation) of the pointing direction. These mounts are used, for example, with telescopes, cameras, and radio antennas.%
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description={is a free and open-source, monolithic, modular, multitasking, \gls{Unix}-like operating system kernel. It was originally authored in 1991 by Linus Torvalds for his i386-based \gls{PC}, and it was soon adopted as the kernel for the \gls{GNU} \gls{OS}, which was written to be a free (\gls{libre}) replacement for \gls{Unix}.%
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description={is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open-source model is a decentralized software development model that encourages open collaboration. A main principle of open-source software development is peer production, with products such as source code, blueprints, and documentation freely available to the public. The open-source movement in software began as a response to the limitations of proprietary code. The model is used for projects such as in open-source \gls{appropriate technology}.%
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description={or \gls{libre} software, is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions. Free software is a matter of liberty, not price; all users are legally free to do what they want with their copies of a free software (including profiting from them) regardless of how much is paid to obtain the program. Computer programs are deemed ``free'' if they give end-users (not just the developer) ultimate control over the software and, subsequently, over their devices.%
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description={is a class of miniaturized \gls{satellite} based around a form factor consisting of 10 cm (3.9 in) cubes. CubeSats have a mass of no more than 2 kg per unit, and often use \gls{COTS} components for their electronics and structure. CubeSats are put into \gls{orbit} by deployers on the \gls{ISS}, or launched as secondary payloads on a launch vehicle. More than a thousand CubeSats have been launched.%
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description={is the curved trajectory of an object such as the trajectory of a planet around a star, or of a natural satellite around a planet, or of an artificial satellite around an object or position in space such as a planet, moon, asteroid, or \gls{Lagrange point}. Normally, orbit refers to a regularly repeating trajectory, although it may also refer to a non-repeating trajectory. To a close approximation, planets and \glspl{satellite} follow elliptic orbits, with the center of mass being orbited at a focal point of the ellipse, as described by Kepler's laws of planetary motion. For most situations, orbital motion is adequately approximated by Newtonian mechanics, which explains gravity as a force obeying an inverse-square law. However, Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which accounts for gravity as due to curvature of spacetime, with orbits following geodesics, provides a more accurate calculation and understanding of the exact mechanics of orbital motion.%
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description={is a general-purpose computer programming language. It was created in the 1970s by Dennis Ritchie, and remains very widely used and influential. By design, C's features cleanly reflect the capabilities of the targeted CPUs. It has found lasting use in operating systems, device drivers, protocol stacks, though decreasingly for application software. C is commonly used on computer architectures that range from the largest supercomputers to the smallest microcontrollers and embedded systems. C is used in the \gls{sattools} suite of applications.%
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description={is a general-purpose computer programming language. It was created in the 1970s by Dennis Ritchie, and remains very widely used and influential. By design, C's features cleanly reflect the capabilities of the targeted \glspl{CPU}. It has found lasting use in \glspl{OS}, device drivers, protocol stacks, though decreasingly for application software. C is commonly used on computer architectures that range from the largest supercomputers to the smallest microcontrollers and \glspl{embedded system}. C is used in the \gls{sattools} suite of applications.%
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description={The English adjective free is commonly used in one of two meanings: ``at no monetary cost'' (gratis) and ``with little or no restriction'' (libre). This ambiguity of free can cause issues where the distinction is important, as it often is in dealing with laws concerning the use of information, such as copyright and patents. The terms gratis and libre may be used to categorise computer programs, according to the licenses and legal restrictions that cover them, in the \gls{free-software} and \gls{open-source} communities, as well as the broader free culture movement. For example, they are used to distinguish freeware (software gratis) from \gls{free-software} (software libre). ``Think free as in free speech, not free beer.'' -- Richard Stallman.%
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description={is a planetarium program. It provides an accurate graphical representation of the night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time. The display includes up to 100 million stars (with additional addons), 13,000 deep sky objects, constellations from different cultures, all 8 planets, the Sun and Moon, and thousands of comets, asteroids, satellites, and supernovae. It has features to appeal to users of all levels, from informative hypertext articles about astronomy, to robust control of telescopes and \gls{CCD} cameras, and logging of observations of specific objects.%
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description={is a set of software applications[citation needed] and libraries for use in digital photography. gPhoto supports not just retrieving of images from camera devices, but also upload and remote controlled configuration and capture, depending on whether the camera supports those features. gPhoto supports more than 2500 cameras.
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description={is a set of software applications and libraries for use in digital photography. gPhoto supports not just retrieving of images from camera devices, but also upload and remote controlled configuration and capture, depending on whether the camera supports those features. gPhoto supports more than 2500 cameras.%
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description={is a series of small \glspl{SBC}. It is typically used by computer and electronic hobbyists.
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description={is a series of small \glspl{SBC}. It is typically used by computer and electronic hobbyists as an \gls{embedded system}.%
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description={firmware is a specific class of computer software that provides the low-level control for a device's specific hardware. Firmware, such as the \gls{BIOS} of a personal computer, may contain basic functions of a device, and may provide hardware abstraction services to higher-level software such as operating systems. For less complex devices, firmware may act as the device's complete operating system, performing all control, monitoring and data manipulation functions. Typical examples of devices containing firmware are embedded systems (running embedded software), home and personal-use appliances, computers, and computer peripherals.%
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description={firmware is a specific class of computer software that provides the low-level control for a device's specific hardware. Firmware, such as the \gls{BIOS} of a \gls{PC}, may contain basic functions of a device, and may provide hardware abstraction services to higher-level software such as \glspl{OS}. For less complex devices, firmware may act as the device's complete \gls{OS}, performing all control, monitoring and data manipulation functions. Typical examples of devices containing firmware are \glspl{embedded system} (running embedded software), home and personal-use appliances, computers, and computer peripherals.%
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description={is a computer software program that collects data from a \gls{GPS} receiver and provides the data via an \gls{IP} network to potentially multiple client applications in a server-client application architecture. Gpsd may be run as a daemon to operate transparently as a background task of the server. The network interface provides a standardized data format for multiple concurrent client applications.%
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description={is a computer software program that collects data from a \gls{GPS} receiver and provides the data via an \gls{IP} network to potentially multiple client applications in a server-client application architecture. Gpsd may be run as a \gls{daemon} to operate transparently as a background task of the server. The network interface provides a standardized data format for multiple concurrent client applications.%
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\newglossaryentry{star catalogue}
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description={is an astronomical catalogue that lists stars. In astronomy, many stars are referred to simply by catalogue numbers. There are a great many different star catalogues which have been produced for different purposes over the years. Most modern catalogues are available in electronic format and can be freely downloaded from space agencies' data centres. The largest is being compiled from the spacecraft Gaia and thus far has over a billion stars. Completeness and accuracy are described by the faintest limiting magnitude and the accuracy of the positions.%
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description={is an \gls{astronomical catalogue} that lists stars. In astronomy, many stars are referred to simply by catalogue numbers. There are a great many different \glspl{star catalogue} which have been produced for different purposes over the years. Most modern catalogues are available in electronic format and can be freely downloaded from space agencies' data centres. The largest is being compiled from the spacecraft Gaia and thus far has over a billion stars. Completeness and accuracy are described by the faintest limiting magnitude and the accuracy of the positions.%
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\newglossaryentry{sky chart}
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description={or star chart or star map, also called or sky map, is a map of the night sky. Astronomers divide these into grids to use them more easily. They are used to identify and locate constellations and astronomical objects such as stars, nebulae, and galaxies. They have been used for human navigation since time immemorial. Note that a star chart differs from an astronomical catalog, which is a listing or tabulation of astronomical objects for a particular purpose.%
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description={or star chart or star map, also called or sky map, is a map of the night sky. Astronomers divide these into grids to use them more easily. They are used to identify and locate constellations and astronomical objects such as stars, nebulae, and galaxies. They have been used for human navigation since time immemorial. Note that a sky chart differs from an \gls{astronomical catalogue}, which is a listing or tabulation of astronomical objects for a particular purpose.%
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description={is a list or tabulation of astronomical objects, typically grouped together because they share a common type, morphology, origin, means of detection, or method of discovery. The oldest and largest are star catalogues. Hundreds have been published, including general ones and special ones for such items as infrared stars, variable stars, giant stars, multiple star systems, and star clusters. Since the late 20th century catalogs are increasingly often compiled by computers from an automated survey, and published as computer files rather than on paper.%
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description={is a list or tabulation of astronomical objects, typically grouped together because they share a common type, morphology, origin, means of detection, or method of discovery. The oldest and largest are \glspl{star catalogue}. Hundreds have been published, including general ones and special ones for such items as infrared stars, variable stars, giant stars, multiple star systems, and star clusters. Since the late 20th century catalogs are increasingly often compiled by computers from an automated survey, and published as computer files rather than on paper.%
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description={is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT\&T Unix, whose development started in 1969 at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.%
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description={is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer \glspl{OS} that derive from the original AT\&T Unix, whose development started in 1969 at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.%
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description={is a movement (and its manifestations) encompassing technological choice and application that is small-scale, affordable by locals, decentralized, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable, and locally autonomous. Appropriate technology has been used to address issues in a wide range of fields. Today appropriate technology is often developed using open source principles, which have led to \gls{OSAT} and thus many of the plans of the technology can be freely found on the Internet.%
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description={is a movement (and its manifestations) encompassing technological choice and application that is small-scale, affordable by locals, decentralized, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable, and locally autonomous. Appropriate technology has been used to address issues in a wide range of fields. Today appropriate technology is often developed using \gls{open-source} principles, which have led to \gls{OSAT} and thus many of the plans of the technology can be freely found on the Internet.%
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\newglossaryentry{distribution}
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description={is an operating system made from a software collection that includes the \gls{Linux} kernel and, often, a package management system. \gls{Linux} users usually obtain their operating system by downloading one of the \gls{Linux} distributions, which are available for a wide variety of systems ranging from embedded devices and personal computers to powerful supercomputers. A typical Linux distribution comprises a \gls{Linux} kernel, \gls{GNU} tools and libraries, additional software, documentation, a window system, a window manager, and a desktop environment. Most of the included software is \gls{FOSS} made available both as compiled binaries and in source code form, allowing modifications to the original software.%
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description={is an \gls{OS} made from a software collection that includes the \gls{Linux} kernel and, often, a package management system. \gls{Linux} users usually obtain their \gls{OS} by downloading one of the \gls{Linux} distributions, which are available for a wide variety of systems ranging from \glspl{embedded system} and \glspl{PC} to powerful supercomputers. A typical \gls{Linux} distribution comprises a \gls{Linux} kernel, \gls{GNU} tools and libraries, additional software, documentation, a window system, a window manager, and a desktop environment. Most of the included software is \gls{FOSS} made available both as compiled binaries and in source code form, allowing modifications to the original software.%
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\newglossaryentry{Lagrange points}
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description={are points of equilibrium for small-mass objects under the influence of two massive orbiting bodies. At the Lagrange points, the gravitational forces of the two large bodies and the centrifugal force balance each other. This can make Lagrange points an excellent location for satellites, as few orbit corrections are needed to maintain the desired orbit. Small objects placed in orbit at Lagrange points are in equilibrium in at least two directions relative to the center of mass of the large bodies.%
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description={are points of equilibrium for small-mass objects under the influence of two massive orbiting bodies. At the Lagrange points, the gravitational forces of the two large bodies and the centrifugal force balance each other. This can make Lagrange points an excellent location for satellites, as few \gls{orbit} corrections are needed to maintain the desired orbit. Small objects placed in orbit at Lagrange points are in equilibrium in at least two directions relative to the center of mass of the large bodies.%
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\newglossaryentry{GoTo}
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description={In amateur astronomy, ``GoTo'' refers to a type of telescope mount and related software that can automatically point a telescope at astronomical objects that the user selects. Both axes of a GoTo mount are driven by a motor and controlled by a computer. It may be either a microprocessor-based integrated controller or an external personal computer. This differs from the single-axis semi-automated tracking of a traditional clock-drive equatorial mount. The user can command the mount to point the telescope to the celestial coordinates that the user inputs, or to objects in a pre-programmed database including ones from the Messier catalogue, the New General Catalogue, and even major Solar System bodies (the Sun, Moon, and planets). Like a standard equatorial mount, equatorial GoTo mounts can track the night sky by driving the right ascension axis. Since both axes are computer controlled, GoTo technology also allows telescope manufacturers to add equatorial tracking to mechanically simpler altazimuth mounts.%
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description={In amateur astronomy, ``GoTo'' refers to a type of telescope mount and related software that can automatically point a telescope at astronomical objects that the user selects. Both axes of a GoTo mount are driven by a motor and controlled by a computer. It may be either a microprocessor-based integrated controller or an external \gls{PC}. This differs from the single-axis semi-automated tracking of a traditional clock-drive equatorial mount. The user can command the mount to point the telescope to the celestial coordinates that the user inputs, or to objects in a pre-programmed database including ones from the Messier catalogue, the \gls{NGC}, and even major Solar System bodies (the Sun, Moon, and planets). Like a standard \gls{EQ} mount, \gls{EQ} GoTo mounts can track the night sky by driving the right ascension axis. Since both axes are computer controlled, GoTo technology also allows telescope manufacturers to add \gls{EQ} tracking to mechanically simpler altazimuth mounts.%
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description={is a computer system---a combination of a computer processor, computer memory, and input/output peripheral devices---that has a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electronic system. It is embedded as part of a complete device often including electrical or electronic hardware and mechanical parts. Because an \gls{embedded system} typically controls physical operations of the machine that it is embedded within, it often has real-time computing constraints. \Glspl{embedded system} control many devices in common use today. it was estimated that ninety-eight percent of all microprocessors manufactured were used in \glspl{embedded system}.%
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description={is a satellite pass visible to the naked eye as a brief, bright ``flare''. It is caused by the reflection toward the Earth below of sunlight incident on satellite surfaces such as solar panels and antennas. Many satellites flare with magnitudes bright enough to see with the unaided eye, i.e. brighter than magnitude +6.5.%
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description={is a satellite pass visible to the naked eye as a brief, bright ``flare''. It is caused by the reflection toward the Earth below of sunlight incident on satellite surfaces such as solar panels and \glspl{antenna}. Many satellites flare with magnitudes bright enough to see with the unaided eye, i.e. brighter than magnitude +6.5.%
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description={or repo for short, is a storage location for software packages. Often a table of contents is also stored, along with metadata. A software repository is typically managed by source control or repository managers. Package managers allow automatically installing and updating repositories (sometimes called "packages").%
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description={or repo for short, is a storage location for software packages. Often a table of contents is also stored, along with metadata. A software repository is typically managed by source control or repository managers. Package managers allow automatically installing and updating repositories (sometimes called ``packages'').%
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