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     Stability: 3 - Locked
 
-The `assert` module provides a simple set of assertion tests that can be used
-to test invariants and implement unit tests. While the `assert` module is
-generally intended for internal use by Node.js itself, it can be used by user
-code calling `require('assert')`.
+The `assert` module provides a simple set of assertion tests that can be used to
+test invariants. The module is intended for internal use by Node.js, but can be
+used in application code via `require('assert')`. However, `assert` is not a
+testing framework, and is not intended to be used as a general purpose assertion
+library.
 
 The API for the `assert` module is [Locked][]. This means that there will be no
 additions or changes to any of the methods implemented and exposed by