updating language around API submissions

saritai · saritai · commit 57b1eb7148da · 2022-06-15T15:57:18.000-04:00
diff --git a/content/code-security/supply-chain-security/understanding-your-software-supply-chain/using-the-dependency-submission-api.md b/content/code-security/supply-chain-security/understanding-your-software-supply-chain/using-the-dependency-submission-api.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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 title: Using the Dependency submission API
-intro: 'You can use the Dependency submission API to submit dependencies for projects that resolve dependencies when the project is built or compiled, providing a fuller picture of dependencies for the project''s dependency graph.'
+intro: 'You can use the Dependency submission API to submit dependencies for projects, such as the dependencies resolved when a project is built or compiled.'
 shortTitle: Dependency submission API
 topics:
   - API
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ versions:
 
 {% data reusables.dependency-submission.about-dependency-submission %}
 
-Dependencies are submitted to the dependency submission API in the form of a snapshot, a set of dependencies, associated with a commit SHA and other metadata, that reflects the current state of your repository for the commit. For more information about the Dependency submission API, see the [Dependency submission REST API documentation](/rest/dependency-graph/dependency-submission).
+Dependencies are submitted to the dependency submission API in the form of a snapshot. A snapshot is a set of dependencies associated with a commit SHA and other metadata, that reflects the current state of your repository for a commit. For more information about the Dependency submission API, see the [Dependency submission REST API documentation](/rest/dependency-graph/dependency-submission).
 
 ## Submitting dependencies at build-time
 
diff --git a/data/reusables/dependency-submission/about-dependency-submission.md b/data/reusables/dependency-submission/about-dependency-submission.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-The Dependency submission API lets you submit dependencies for a project. This enables you to add dependencies that are resolved when software is compiled or built to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s dependency graph feature, providing a more complete picture of all of your project's dependencies.
+The Dependency submission API lets you submit dependencies for a project. This enables you to add dependencies, such as those resolved when software is compiled or built, to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s dependency graph feature, providing a more complete picture of all of your project's dependencies.
 
 The dependency graph shows any dependencies you submit using the API in addition to any dependencies that are identified from manifest or lock files in the repository (for example, a `package-lock.json` file in a JavaScript project). For more information about viewing the dependency graph, see "[Exploring the dependencies of a repository](/code-security/supply-chain-security/understanding-your-software-supply-chain/exploring-the-dependencies-of-a-repository#viewing-the-dependency-graph)." 
 

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`1`		`-The Dependency submission API lets you submit dependencies for a project. This enables you to add dependencies that are resolved when software is compiled or built to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s dependency graph feature, providing a more complete picture of all of your project's dependencies.`
	`1`	`+The Dependency submission API lets you submit dependencies for a project. This enables you to add dependencies, such as those resolved when software is compiled or built, to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s dependency graph feature, providing a more complete picture of all of your project's dependencies.`
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`3`	`3`	The dependency graph shows any dependencies you submit using the API in addition to any dependencies that are identified from manifest or lock files in the repository (for example, a `package-lock.json` file in a JavaScript project). For more information about viewing the dependency graph, see "[Exploring the dependencies of a repository](/code-security/supply-chain-security/understanding-your-software-supply-chain/exploring-the-dependencies-of-a-repository#viewing-the-dependency-graph)."
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