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 ====== Accessing Available Software ======
-The cluster uses [[https://modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/module.html|environment modules v3.2]] to control what software is loaded in your environment.  Certain software will be loaded by default, but there are other versions available to keep analyses consistent across a study or additional software that you may wish to load.
+The cluster uses [[https://modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/module.html|environment modules v3.2]] to control what software is loaded in your environment.  Certain software will be loaded by default, but there are other versions available to keep analyses consistent across a study or additional software that you may wish to load.  Modules work by adding specific environmental variables needed for each package and/or adding them to your default search path.
 ==== What's Loaded? ====

Brain Imaging & Analysis Center