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 Lock Component
 ==============
 
+The Lock component creates and manages locks, a mechanism to provide exclusive
+access to a shared resource. 
+
 Resources
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diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
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 {
     "name": "symfony/lock",
     "type": "library",
-    "description": "Symfony Lock Component",
+    "description": "Creates and manages locks, a mechanism to provide exclusive access to a shared resource",
     "keywords": ["locking", "redlock", "mutex", "semaphore", "flock", "cas"],
     "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
     "license": "MIT",