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@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ monolith, some independently deployable applications (IDAs), and
 micro-frontends (MFEs) based on the ReactJS.
 
 This repository hosts the monolith at the center of the Open edX
-platform.  Functionally, the edx-platform repository provides the
-environment for authoring courses, Open edX Studio, also called the
-CMS, and the course delivery service, called the LMS.
+platform.  Functionally, the edx-platform repository provides two services:
+* CMS, which powers Open edX Studio, the platform's learning content authoring environment; and
+* LMS, which delivers learning content.
 
 Installation
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