treewide: Remove indefinite article from meta.description

nix run nixpkgs#silver-searcher -- -G '\.nix$' -0l 'description.*"[Aa]n?' pkgs \
  | xargs -0 nix run nixpkgs#gnused -- -i '' -Ee 's/(description.*")[Aa]n? (.)/\1\U\2/'

57 files changed, 57 insertions, 57 deletions

diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/acl2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/acl2/default.nix
index bbb02e2fabc98..d1f64918c8249 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/acl2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/acl2/default.nix
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An interpreter and a prover for a Lisp dialect";
+    description = "Interpreter and a prover for a Lisp dialect";
     mainProgram = "acl2";
     longDescription = ''
       ACL2 is a logic and programming language in which you can model computer
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/alda/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/alda/default.nix
index 269b8258aa4e1..f9711c16a5731 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/alda/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/alda/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A music programming language for musicians";
+    description = "Music programming language for musicians";
     homepage = "https://alda.io";
     license = licenses.epl10;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.ericdallo ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/asmrepl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/asmrepl/default.nix
index a046a3c601758..1c9ea6338f65b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/asmrepl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/asmrepl/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ bundlerApp {
   passthru.updateScript = bundlerUpdateScript "asmrepl";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A REPL for x86-64 assembly language";
+    description = "REPL for x86-64 assembly language";
     homepage = "https://github.com/tenderlove/asmrepl";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lom ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/babashka/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/babashka/default.nix
index 4b8376a330906..26e16afe69c0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/babashka/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/babashka/default.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ let
     '';
 
     meta = with lib; {
-      description = "A Clojure babushka for the grey areas of Bash";
+      description = "Clojure babushka for the grey areas of Bash";
       longDescription = ''
         The main idea behind babashka is to leverage Clojure in places where you
         would be using bash otherwise.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/bic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/bic/default.nix
index 52dc7ac31c537..669cb4f723ac6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/bic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/bic/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A C interpreter and API explorer";
+    description = "C interpreter and API explorer";
     mainProgram = "bic";
     longDescription = ''
       bic This a project that allows developers to explore and test C-APIs using a
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ceptre/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ceptre/default.nix
index 28be28f68be61..7022886379080 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ceptre/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ceptre/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A linear logic programming language for modeling generative interactive systems";
+    description = "Linear logic programming language for modeling generative interactive systems";
     mainProgram = "ceptre";
     homepage = "https://github.com/chrisamaphone/interactive-lp";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pSub ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/clips/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/clips/default.nix
index cc66c87cee73e..c5c4d4321ce13 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/clips/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/clips/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Tool for Building Expert Systems";
+    description = "Tool for Building Expert Systems";
     mainProgram = "clips";
     homepage = "http://www.clipsrules.net/";
     longDescription = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/clooj.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/clooj.nix
index 9b93a478aa68d..45659d5633691 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/clooj.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/clooj.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A lightweight IDE for Clojure";
+    description = "Lightweight IDE for Clojure";
     mainProgram = "clooj";
     homepage = "https://github.com/arthuredelstein/clooj";
     sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryBytecode ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/default.nix
index 8fd965874faed..77bfda26bd7ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/default.nix
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   passthru.jdk = jdk;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Lisp dialect for the JVM";
+    description = "Lisp dialect for the JVM";
     homepage = "https://clojure.org/";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryBytecode ];
     license = licenses.epl10;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/cyber/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/cyber/default.nix
index 710ec991edd0e..2ef863de5dfae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/cyber/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/cyber/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A fast, efficient, and concurrent scripting language";
+    description = "Fast, efficient, and concurrent scripting language";
     mainProgram = "cyber";
     homepage = "https://github.com/fubark/cyber";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/cyclone/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/cyclone/default.nix
index 7364cf7d4400c..d5a31c7aeb766 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/cyclone/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/cyclone/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://justinethier.github.io/cyclone/";
-    description = "A brand-new compiler that allows practical application development using R7RS Scheme";
+    description = "Brand-new compiler that allows practical application development using R7RS Scheme";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ siraben ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/duktape/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/duktape/default.nix
index 8477aef9ca43c..0a076aaa22b82 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/duktape/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/duktape/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An embeddable Javascript engine, with a focus on portability and compact footprint";
+    description = "Embeddable Javascript engine, with a focus on portability and compact footprint";
     homepage = "https://duktape.org/";
     downloadPage = "https://duktape.org/download.html";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/dzaima-apl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/dzaima-apl/default.nix
index e0a8478297773..75e49ed602df2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/dzaima-apl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/dzaima-apl/default.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/dzaima/APL";
-    description = "An APL implementation in Java" + lib.optionalString buildNativeImage ", compiled as a native image";
+    description = "APL implementation in Java" + lib.optionalString buildNativeImage ", compiled as a native image";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
     inherit (jdk.meta) platforms;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/eff/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/eff/default.nix
index db815c281609b..998efe0c790e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/eff/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/eff/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildDunePackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.eff-lang.org";
-    description = "A functional programming language based on algebraic effects and their handlers";
+    description = "Functional programming language based on algebraic effects and their handlers";
     mainProgram = "eff";
     longDescription = ''
       Eff is a functional language with handlers of not only exceptions,
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/generic-builder.nix
index 7901d24d0f771..e1e14f14dee19 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/generic-builder.nix
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   pos = builtins.unsafeGetAttrPos "sha256" args;
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://elixir-lang.org/";
-    description = "A functional, meta-programming aware language built on top of the Erlang VM";
+    description = "Functional, meta-programming aware language built on top of the Erlang VM";
 
     longDescription = ''
       Elixir is a functional, meta-programming aware language built on
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/evcxr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/evcxr/default.nix
index 0cb4bef01669f..6d64e76b816c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/evcxr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/evcxr/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An evaluation context for Rust";
+    description = "Evaluation context for Rust";
     homepage = "https://github.com/google/evcxr";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ protoben ma27 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/femtolisp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/femtolisp/default.nix
index 34efdc91ac6dc..33066d97ef64d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/femtolisp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/femtolisp/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   passthru.updateScript = unstableGitUpdater { };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A compact interpreter for a minimal lisp/scheme dialect";
+    description = "Compact interpreter for a minimal lisp/scheme dialect";
     homepage = "https://git.sr.ht/~ft/femtolisp";
     license = with lib.licenses; [ mit bsd3 ];
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ moody ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/gpython/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/gpython/default.nix
index b0aae579bf2b5..731c40a32d17e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/gpython/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/gpython/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Python interpreter written in Go";
+    description = "Python interpreter written in Go";
     mainProgram = "gpython";
     homepage = "https://github.com/go-python/gpython";
     changelog = "https://github.com/go-python/gpython/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/groovy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/groovy/default.nix
index 8672985b6ec4d..30f85baa364ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/groovy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/groovy/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An agile dynamic language for the Java Platform";
+    description = "Agile dynamic language for the Java Platform";
     homepage = "http://groovy-lang.org/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pSub ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/hashlink/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/hashlink/default.nix
index 880e480a1f85c..2c8da60028942 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/hashlink/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/hashlink/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A virtual machine for Haxe";
+    description = "Virtual machine for Haxe";
     mainProgram = "hl";
     homepage = "https://hashlink.haxe.org/";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/icon-lang/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/icon-lang/default.nix
index 5481f7825c987..e6afedb5b31c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/icon-lang/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/icon-lang/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A very high level general-purpose programming language";
+    description = "Very high level general-purpose programming language";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ vrthra yurrriq ];
     platforms = with platforms; linux ++ darwin ++ freebsd ++ netbsd ++ openbsd ++ cygwin ++ illumos;
     license = licenses.publicDomain;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/jelly/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/jelly/default.nix
index 6f97b58dc6363..0964e08125f28 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/jelly/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/jelly/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A recreational programming language inspired by J";
+    description = "Recreational programming language inspired by J";
     mainProgram = "jelly";
     homepage    = "https://github.com/DennisMitchell/jellylanguage";
     license     = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/jimtcl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/jimtcl/default.nix
index c5ea2f3ec026f..4e9e9d1f87ae1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/jimtcl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/jimtcl/default.nix
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   nativeCheckInputs = [ inetutils ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An open source small-footprint implementation of the Tcl programming language";
+    description = "Open source small-footprint implementation of the Tcl programming language";
     homepage = "http://jim.tcl.tk/";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/joker/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/joker/default.nix
index 6af8fc10160ee..ced244e297808 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/joker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/joker/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/candid82/joker";
-    description = "A small Clojure interpreter and linter written in Go";
+    description = "Small Clojure interpreter and linter written in Go";
     mainProgram = "joker";
     license = licenses.epl10;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ andrestylianos ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/kamilalisp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/kamilalisp/default.nix
index 7638b8f932e7a..088e095df4559 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/kamilalisp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/kamilalisp/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/kspalaiologos/kamilalisp";
-    description = "A functional, flexible, and concise Lisp";
+    description = "Functional, flexible, and concise Lisp";
     mainProgram = "kamilalisp";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
     inherit (jre.meta) platforms;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/kona/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/kona/default.nix
index cfc1c12d1923a..22351510b9f45 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/kona/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/kona/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   preInstall = ''mkdir -p "$out/bin"'';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An interpreter of K, APL-like programming language";
+    description = "Interpreter of K, APL-like programming language";
     homepage = "https://github.com/kevinlawler/kona/";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ raskin ];
     mainProgram = "k";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lambda-lisp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lambda-lisp/default.nix
index f2979e7aa6795..7140f9521c8aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lambda-lisp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lambda-lisp/default.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Lisp interpreter written in untyped lambda calculus";
+    description = "Lisp interpreter written in untyped lambda calculus";
     homepage = "https://github.com/woodrush/lambdalisp";
     longDescription = ''
       LambdaLisp is a Lisp interpreter written as a closed untyped lambda calculus term.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lolcode/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lolcode/default.nix
index ccb0e062a53f4..09df8b04d0cd9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lolcode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lolcode/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://lolcode.org";
-    description = "An esoteric programming language";
+    description = "Esoteric programming language";
     longDescription = ''
       LOLCODE is a funny esoteric  programming language, a bit Pascal-like,
       whose keywords are LOLspeak.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/love/0.10.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/love/0.10.nix
index 7dc82ce3248a1..3443cb0c3cf56 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/love/0.10.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/love/0.10.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://love2d.org";
-    description = "A Lua-based 2D game engine/scripting language";
+    description = "Lua-based 2D game engine/scripting language";
     mainProgram = "love";
     license = lib.licenses.zlib;
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/love/11.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/love/11.nix
index 93f5d5792ecce..0f98906a542b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/love/11.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/love/11.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://love2d.org";
-    description = "A Lua-based 2D game engine/scripting language";
+    description = "Lua-based 2D game engine/scripting language";
     mainProgram = "love";
     license = lib.licenses.zlib;
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/luau/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/luau/default.nix
index 4098d92fb451a..3a500745fa554 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/luau/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/luau/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater { };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A fast, small, safe, gradually typed embeddable scripting language derived from Lua";
+    description = "Fast, small, safe, gradually typed embeddable scripting language derived from Lua";
     homepage = "https://luau-lang.org/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/luau-lang/luau/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lunatic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lunatic/default.nix
index 637c7710975e4..4ad07f6a1e337 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lunatic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lunatic/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An Erlang inspired runtime for WebAssembly";
+    description = "Erlang inspired runtime for WebAssembly";
     homepage = "https://lunatic.solutions";
     changelog = "https://github.com/lunatic-solutions/lunatic/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = with licenses; [ mit /* or */ asl20 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lune/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lune/default.nix
index 956fe3da666c6..d919e5c848990 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lune/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lune/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A standalone Luau script runtime";
+    description = "Standalone Luau script runtime";
     mainProgram = "lune";
     homepage = "https://github.com/lune-org/lune";
     changelog = "https://github.com/lune-org/lune/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/micropython/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/micropython/default.nix
index c28d09ede3a60..4b9893f228c99 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/micropython/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/micropython/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A lean and efficient Python implementation for microcontrollers and constrained systems";
+    description = "Lean and efficient Python implementation for microcontrollers and constrained systems";
     homepage = "https://micropython.org";
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/mujs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/mujs/default.nix
index a7b53bb8d4658..58b43fdf48d2e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/mujs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/mujs/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://mujs.com/";
-    description = "A lightweight, embeddable Javascript interpreter";
+    description = "Lightweight, embeddable Javascript interpreter";
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pSub ];
     license = licenses.isc;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/nextflow/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/nextflow/default.nix
index ef0d4c42160a5..ed07f175b6535 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/nextflow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/nextflow/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A DSL for data-driven computational pipelines";
+    description = "DSL for data-driven computational pipelines";
     longDescription = ''
       Nextflow is a bioinformatics workflow manager that enables the development of portable and reproducible workflows.
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ngn-k/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ngn-k/default.nix
index 9ec1f0b673d3d..76ff50b64b9ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ngn-k/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ngn-k/default.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ useStdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A simple fast vector programming language";
+    description = "Simple fast vector programming language";
     homepage = "https://codeberg.org/ngn/k";
     license = lib.licenses.agpl3Only;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.sternenseemann ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/npiet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/npiet/default.nix
index c0e2c3ade2928..bcd546c514c01 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/npiet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/npiet/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An interpreter for piet programs. Also includes npietedit and npiet-foogol";
+    description = "Interpreter for piet programs. Also includes npietedit and npiet-foogol";
     longDescription = ''
       npiet is an interpreter for the piet programming language.
       Instead of text, piet programs are pictures. Commands are determined based on changes in color.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/generic.nix
index b2e07d9276815..69716f05b6daf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/generic.nix
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ let
           };
 
           meta = with lib; {
-            description = "An HTML-embedded scripting language";
+            description = "HTML-embedded scripting language";
             homepage = "https://www.php.net/";
             license = licenses.php301;
             mainProgram = "php";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/picolisp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/picolisp/default.nix
index 0cfc49c880687..c751746ec645f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/picolisp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/picolisp/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A pragmatic programming language";
+    description = "Pragmatic programming language";
     homepage = "https://picolisp.com/";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ nat-418 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/default.nix
index 3ede01aa61da5..af9bbc47475b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/default.nix
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ in with passthru; stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
     meta = {
       homepage = "http://python.org";
-      description = "A high-level dynamically-typed programming language";
+      description = "High-level dynamically-typed programming language";
       longDescription = ''
         Python is a remarkably powerful dynamic programming language that
         is used in a wide variety of application domains. Some of its key
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
index f233afb2a8dca..a3e6dfabe3b66 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ in with passthru; stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
         "https://docs.python.org/release/${version}/whatsnew/changelog.html"
       else
         "https://docs.python.org/${majorMinor}/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-${dashedVersion}";
-    description = "A high-level dynamically-typed programming language";
+    description = "High-level dynamically-typed programming language";
     longDescription = ''
       Python is a remarkably powerful dynamic programming language that
       is used in a wide variety of application domains. Some of its key
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/qnial/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/qnial/default.nix
index e90c268719d51..f5d7ef3c70fdd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/qnial/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/qnial/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "An array language from Nial Systems";
+    description = "Array language from Nial Systems";
     mainProgram = "nial";
     homepage = "https://github.com/vrthra/qnial";
     license = lib.licenses.artistic1;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/quickjs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/quickjs/default.nix
index 040516d6ba798..447f486a0914a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/quickjs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/quickjs/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A small and embeddable Javascript engine";
+    description = "Small and embeddable Javascript engine";
     homepage = "https://bellard.org/quickjs/";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ stesie AndersonTorres ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
index 1edfefddd0cd2..314c760fa02c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   dontStrip = stdenv.isDarwin;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A programmable programming language";
+    description = "Programmable programming language";
     longDescription = ''
       Racket is a full-spectrum programming language. It goes beyond
       Lisp and Scheme with dialects that support objects, types,
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/racket_7_9.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/racket_7_9.nix
index 1446be8f24600..4db0db9385d00 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/racket_7_9.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/racket_7_9.nix
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A programmable programming language";
+    description = "Programmable programming language";
     longDescription = ''
       Racket is a full-spectrum programming language. It goes beyond
       Lisp and Scheme with dialects that support objects, types,
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/rlci/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/rlci/default.nix
index 6c766c9d00376..01c9e491b11f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/rlci/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/rlci/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   cargoHash = "sha256-7Q6WSEiVLzRsyHNECbPhWN9prrN0A/nSJDtZWi09zzg=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A lambda calculus interpreter";
+    description = "Lambda calculus interpreter";
     mainProgram = "rlci";
     homepage = "https://github.com/orsinium-labs/rlci";
     changelog = "https://github.com/orsinium-labs/rlci/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/default.nix
index 8758c11528ea1..66b31986aaf44 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/default.nix
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ let
           ++ op useBaseRuby baseRuby;
 
         meta = with lib; {
-          description = "An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming";
+          description = "Object-oriented language for quick and easy programming";
           homepage    = "https://www.ruby-lang.org/";
           license     = licenses.ruby;
           maintainers = with maintainers; [ vrthra manveru ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/rune/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/rune/default.nix
index c07cc5577fe65..93a102da07d1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/rune/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/rune/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "An interpreter for the Rune Language, an embeddable dynamic programming language for Rust";
+    description = "Interpreter for the Rune Language, an embeddable dynamic programming language for Rust";
     homepage = "https://rune-rs.github.io/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/rune-rs/rune/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = with licenses; [ asl20 mit ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/scsh/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/scsh/default.nix
index 7587236487c11..35fec3d2a2b50 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/scsh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/scsh/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   passthru.updateScript = unstableGitUpdater { };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Scheme shell";
+    description = "Scheme shell";
     homepage = "http://www.scsh.net/";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ joachifm ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/sollya/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/sollya/default.nix
index 69ec182f61f3b..2b741aec29ab1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/sollya/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/sollya/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A tool environment for safe floating-point code development";
+    description = "Tool environment for safe floating-point code development";
     mainProgram = "sollya";
     homepage = "https://www.sollya.org/";
     license = licenses.cecill-c;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/starlark-rust/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/starlark-rust/default.nix
index 0002517c6c919..499114b3f2581 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/starlark-rust/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/starlark-rust/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   cargoHash = "sha256-60JXCBXsXei0INP0rozWqFU8dKZovJ9mn5ns87ziUac=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Rust implementation of the Starlark language";
+    description = "Rust implementation of the Starlark language";
     homepage = "https://github.com/facebook/starlark-rust";
     changelog = "https://github.com/facebook/starlark-rust/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/unicon-lang/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/unicon-lang/default.nix
index bca8ef1d159c3..8dfa36e586b88 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/unicon-lang/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/unicon-lang/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     broken = (stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.isAarch64);
-    description = "A very high level, goal-directed, object-oriented, general purpose applications language";
+    description = "Very high level, goal-directed, object-oriented, general purpose applications language";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ vrthra ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.gpl2;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wazero/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wazero/default.nix
index 50b7b05da333f..68bea241653c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wazero/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wazero/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A zero dependency WebAssembly runtime for Go developers";
+    description = "Zero dependency WebAssembly runtime for Go developers";
     homepage = "https://github.com/tetratelabs/wazero";
     changelog = "https://github.com/tetratelabs/wazero/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/yaegi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/yaegi/default.nix
index 1bc94848313b7..1721417e7ec91 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/yaegi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/yaegi/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Go interpreter";
+    description = "Go interpreter";
     mainProgram = "yaegi";
     homepage = "https://github.com/traefik/yaegi";
     changelog = "https://github.com/traefik/yaegi/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/yex-lang/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/yex-lang/default.nix
index d01aa730a44da..772a2b5acf529 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/yex-lang/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/yex-lang/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/nonamescm/yex-lang";
-    description = "A functional scripting language written in rust";
+    description = "Functional scripting language written in rust";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
     mainProgram = "yex";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/zuo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/zuo/default.nix
index 46d22b9399574..9bfb925586c4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/zuo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/zuo/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A Tiny Racket for Scripting";
+    description = "Tiny Racket for Scripting";
     mainProgram = "zuo";
     homepage = "https://github.com/racket/zuo";
     license = licenses.mit;