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buck2: docs: clarify what cells are for in glossary
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## Cell
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The directory tree of one or more Buck2 [packages](#package). A Buck2 build can
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involve multiple cells. The cell root always contains a
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[.buckconfig](#buckconfig), although the presence of a .buckconfig file doesn't
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in itself define a cell. Rather, the cells involved in a build are defined at
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the time Buck2 is invoked; they are specified in the .buckconfig for the Buck
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[project](#project).
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Originally intented to allow for migration of repositories with different setups
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into one monorepo.The cell root always contains a [.buckconfig](#buckconfig),
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although the presence of a .buckconfig file doesn't in itself define a cell.
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Cells are specified in the .buckconfig for the Buck [project](#project).
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## Configuration
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