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 ## Build Overview
 
-The build system provided is CMAKE which allows for cross platform builds. Below is a brief overview of the build system.
+The build system provided is `cmake` which allows for cross platform builds. Below is a brief overview of the build system.
 
-### CMAKE parameters
+### Build parameters (cmake)
 
 The recommended approach to build the project is as out-of-source build in the `build` folder. This project comes with a `Makefile` that provides a set of commands that help with developer workflows. You can see some of the commands if you want to add some of the more advanced commands.