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193193> **`_`** is an alias for `provides`. In many examples you will see `foo._.bar._.baz` instead of `foo.provides.bar.provides.baz`.
194194195195-> **NOTE**
196196-> Den provides an [__angle-brackets__](https://fzakaria.com/2025/08/10/angle-brackets-in-a-nix-flake-world) **experimental feature** that allows even shorter syntax for deep `.provide.` access.
197197-> See [import-non-dendritic.nix](https://github.com/vic/den/pull/38/files) for an example usage.
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201197···406402Because writing `den.aspects.vix._.gaming._.emulation` tends to be repetitive, I use the following `vix` alias as module argument.
407403408404> This pattern is also shown in the default template, under [`_profile`](templates/default/modules/_profile/).
405405+406406+> **NOTE**:
407407+> `den` provides an [__angle brackets__](https://fzakaria.com/2025/08/10/angle-brackets-in-a-nix-flake-world) **experimental feature** that allows even shorter syntax for deep `.provide.` access.
408408+> See [import-non-dendritic.nix](templates/default/modules/_example/import-non-dendritic.nix) for an example usage.
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