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diff --git a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi index 2845391db4..eb73bd33d6 100644 --- a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi +++ b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi @@ -250,8 +250,10 @@ definitions. @end lisp @item -The keyword syntax is @code{#:}; it is used to create unique identifiers. -@pxref{Keywords,,, guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}. +@dfn{Keywords} are typically used to identify the named parameters of a +procedure. They are prefixed by @code{#:} (hash, colon) followed by +alphanumeric characters: @code{#:like-this}. +@xref{Keywords,,, guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}. @item The percentage @code{%} is typically used for read-only global variables in |