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<refnamediv>
<refname>nft</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Administration tool for packet filtering and classification
+ Administration tool of the nftables framework for packet filtering and classification
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
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<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
- nft is used to set up, maintain and inspect packet
- filtering and classification rules in the Linux kernel.
+ nft is the command line tool used to set up, maintain and inspect packet
+ filtering and classification rules in the Linux kernel, in the nftables framework.
+ The Linux kernel subsystem is known as nf_tables, and 'nf' stands for Netfilter.
</para>
</refsect1>