Glossary ======== .. glossary:: binary cache Nix can fetch a binary result instead of performing the build by looking up store hash in binary cache API. nar archive Deterministic arhive alternative to other archives like tar. See `specification `_. narinfo Metadata information about :term:`nar archive` used by Nix. signing key Secret used by ``cachix`` command line interface to `sign `_ :term:`narinfo` before it's pushed to a :term:`binary cache`. access token Secret for accessing Cachix HTTP API authenticated to a user. agent Cachix Deploy Agent manages a lifecycle of a Nix profile. The agent connects to Cachix and awaits new deployments. store path Example: /nix/store/41zwxsdh0l66zvq2wqxnyx55xa1jn9b9-nixos-system-cherimoya-21.05.3367.fd8a7fd07da