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 A map maps keys to values.
 
-Maps must be initialized before use; the `nil` map is empty and cannot be written to.
+The zero value of a map is `nil`.
+A `nil` map has no keys, nor can they be added.
 
-The `make` function initializes an empty map of the given type.
+The `make` function returns a map of the given type,
+initialized and ready for use.
 
 .play moretypes/maps.go