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[DOCS] FAQ: More accurate description of relationship to VirtualiZarr #239

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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions docs/docs/faq.md
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Expand Up @@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ Kerchunk and Icechunk are highly complimentary.

> VirtualiZarr creates virtual Zarr stores for cloud-friendly access to archival data, using familiar Xarray syntax.

VirtualiZarr is another way of generating and manipulating Kerchunk-style references.
Icechunk provides a highly efficient and scalable mechanism for storing and tracking the references generated by VirtualiZarr.
Kerchunk and VirtualiZarr are highly complimentary.
VirtualiZarr provides another way of generating and manipulating Kerchunk-style references.
VirtualiZarr first uses Kerchunk to generate virtual references, but then provides a simple Xarray-based interface for manipulating those references.
As VirtualiZarr can also write virtual references into an Icechunk Store directly, together they form a complete pipeline for generating and storing references to multiple pre-existing files.

#### [LakeFS](https://lakefs.io/)

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