What is the purpose of the unix file /etc/passwd?

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/etc/passwd is a text file that contains the attributes of (i.e., basic information about) each user or account on a computer running Linux or another Unix-like operating system. ... Colons must not be used in the attributes themselves, in order to avoid confusing the system

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