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 # __caw__ audio processing program
 
-__caw__ is a declarative language for describing real-time data flow programs
+__caw__ is an interactive, real-time audio processing environment
+configured by a declarative language for describing data flow programs
 based on the [libcw](https://gitea.currawongproject.org/cml/libcw).
 
 The best introduction to the language is [__caw__ by Example](https://gitea.currawongproject.org/cml/caw/src/branch/master/examples/examples.md)
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 # Installation
 
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 ## Prerequisites:
 
 Fedora