@@ -75,22 +75,22 @@ Most properties are one of the basic types:
7575Complex properties require the property value to be an object with defined subproperties. The
7676subproperties can be basic or complex, but they're usually a basic type.
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78- Resources may define their properties as read-only or write-only:
78+ Resources can define their properties as read-only or write-only:
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8080- A _ read-only resource property_ defines metadata about an instance that the resource can retrieve
8181 but that a user can't directly set. You can't specify read-only properties in the desired state
8282 for an instance. Examples of read-only properties include the last time a file was modified or
8383 the author of an installed software package.
8484- A _ write-only resource property_ defines a value that the resource uses during a resource
85- operation but which can't be returned for the current state of an instance. Examples of
85+ operation that can't be returned for the current state of an instance. Examples of
8686 write-only properties include credentials used to authenticate during a resource operation and
8787 the temporary directory to use when retrieving and unpacking a remote archive.
8888
89- DSC defines a set of _ canonical resource properties_ which indicate that a resource participates in
89+ DSC defines a set of _ canonical resource properties_ , which indicate that a resource participates in
9090shared semantics the DSC engine provides. For example, any resource that includes the ` _exist `
9191canonical property in its instance schema indicates that the resource manages instances that can be
9292created and deleted. If a resource has the ` _exist ` canonical property and the ` delete ` capability,
93- DSC can handle invoking the ** Delete** operation instead of ** Set** when the desired state
93+ DSC can invoke the ** Delete** operation instead of ** Set** when the desired state
9494indicates the instance shouldn't exist. For more information about the available canonical
9595properties, see [ DSC canonical properties] ( ../reference/schemas/resource/properties/overview.md ) .
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