diff --git a/core/modules/action/action.info.yml b/core/modules/action/action.info.yml
index 7559efbcb2..90ca36284f 100644
--- a/core/modules/action/action.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/action/action.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Actions
 type: module
-description: 'Perform tasks on specific events triggered within the system.'
+description: 'Allows configuration of tasks that will be executed in response to events.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.info.yml b/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.info.yml
index d6ffbaa85b..1976ab339a 100644
--- a/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Aggregator
 type: module
-description: 'Aggregates syndicated content (RSS, RDF, and Atom feeds) from external sources.'
+description: 'Gathers and displays syndicated content (RSS, RDF, and Atom feeds) from external sources.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/ban/ban.info.yml b/core/modules/ban/ban.info.yml
index ba6300de1c..62973a8e47 100644
--- a/core/modules/ban/ban.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/ban/ban.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Ban
 type: module
-description: 'Enables banning of IP addresses.'
+description: 'Allows users to ban visits from specific IP addresses.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/basic_auth/basic_auth.info.yml b/core/modules/basic_auth/basic_auth.info.yml
index f1ddb67c52..a8783cc5ba 100644
--- a/core/modules/basic_auth/basic_auth.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/basic_auth/basic_auth.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'HTTP Basic Authentication'
 type: module
-description: 'Provides the HTTP Basic authentication provider'
+description: 'Supplies an HTTP Basic authentication provider.'
 package: Web services
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/block/block.info.yml b/core/modules/block/block.info.yml
index 47501efb17..b340c4963e 100644
--- a/core/modules/block/block.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/block/block.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Block
 type: module
-description: 'Controls the visual building blocks a page is constructed with. Blocks are boxes of content rendered into an area, or region, of a web page.'
+description: 'Allows users to configure blocks (containing content, forms, etc.) and to place them in the regions of a theme.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/block_content/block_content.info.yml b/core/modules/block_content/block_content.info.yml
index 3315a2738e..96ea4de483 100644
--- a/core/modules/block_content/block_content.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/block_content/block_content.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Custom Block'
 type: module
-description: 'Allows the creation of custom blocks through the user interface.'
+description: 'Allows the creation of custom blocks and block types.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/breakpoint/breakpoint.info.yml b/core/modules/breakpoint/breakpoint.info.yml
index 256740c02f..07065f7023 100644
--- a/core/modules/breakpoint/breakpoint.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/breakpoint/breakpoint.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Breakpoint
 type: module
-description: 'Manage breakpoints and breakpoint groups for responsive designs.'
+description: 'Manages breakpoints and breakpoint groups for responsive designs.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/ckeditor/ckeditor.info.yml b/core/modules/ckeditor/ckeditor.info.yml
index 73ca3e3c1d..985bca73be 100644
--- a/core/modules/ckeditor/ckeditor.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/ckeditor/ckeditor.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: CKEditor
 type: module
-description: "WYSIWYG editing for rich text fields using CKEditor."
+description: 'Provides a visual text editor (WYSIWYG) and adds a toolbar to text fields using CKEditor.'
 package: Core
 core: 8.x
 version: VERSION
diff --git a/core/modules/color/color.info.yml b/core/modules/color/color.info.yml
index 9ea6daf6b5..ba27bf60f1 100644
--- a/core/modules/color/color.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/color/color.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Color
 type: module
-description: 'Allows administrators to change the color scheme of compatible themes.'
+description: 'Allows users to change the color scheme of compatible themes.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/comment.info.yml b/core/modules/comment/comment.info.yml
index b552cf17bf..81401d4daf 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/comment.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/comment/comment.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Comment
 type: module
-description: 'Allows users to comment on and discuss published content.'
+description: 'Allows users to comment on content.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/config/config.info.yml b/core/modules/config/config.info.yml
index 88821cea25..2f5a483878 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/config.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/config/config.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Configuration Manager'
 type: module
-description: 'Allows administrators to manage configuration changes.'
+description: 'Allows users to import and export configuration changes.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/config_translation/config_translation.info.yml b/core/modules/config_translation/config_translation.info.yml
index 904f57783e..e34c44c6dc 100644
--- a/core/modules/config_translation/config_translation.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/config_translation/config_translation.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Configuration Translation'
 type: module
-description: 'Provides a translation interface for configuration.'
+description: 'Allows users to translate configuration text.'
 package: Multilingual
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/contact/contact.info.yml b/core/modules/contact/contact.info.yml
index 2507fbd167..150e1db51d 100644
--- a/core/modules/contact/contact.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/contact/contact.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Contact
 type: module
-description: 'Enables the use of both personal and site-wide contact forms.'
+description: 'Provides site-wide contact forms and forms to contact individual users.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.info.yml b/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.info.yml
index 68d1ec0cb3..00eea2c50b 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Content Translation'
 type: module
-description: 'Allows users to translate content entities.'
+description: 'Allows users to translate content.'
 dependencies:
   - drupal:language
 package: Multilingual
diff --git a/core/modules/contextual/contextual.info.yml b/core/modules/contextual/contextual.info.yml
index 4e11bb966b..688fb4dbf3 100644
--- a/core/modules/contextual/contextual.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/contextual/contextual.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Contextual Links'
 type: module
-description: 'Provides contextual links to perform actions related to elements on a page.'
+description: 'Provides contextual links to directly access tasks related to page elements.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/datetime/datetime.info.yml b/core/modules/datetime/datetime.info.yml
index 884cafcd78..bf6579a590 100644
--- a/core/modules/datetime/datetime.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/datetime/datetime.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Datetime
 type: module
-description: Defines datetime form elements and a datetime field type.
+description: 'Defines field types for storing dates and times.'
 package: Field types
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/dblog/dblog.info.yml b/core/modules/dblog/dblog.info.yml
index b214fb76c7..19ef8924af 100644
--- a/core/modules/dblog/dblog.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/dblog/dblog.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Database Logging'
 type: module
-description: 'Logs and records system events to the database.'
+description: 'Logs system events in the database.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/dynamic_page_cache/dynamic_page_cache.info.yml b/core/modules/dynamic_page_cache/dynamic_page_cache.info.yml
index 00db97de2c..304177bab4 100644
--- a/core/modules/dynamic_page_cache/dynamic_page_cache.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/dynamic_page_cache/dynamic_page_cache.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-name: Internal Dynamic Page Cache
+name: 'Internal Dynamic Page Cache'
 type: module
-description: 'Caches pages for any user, handling dynamic content correctly.'
+description: 'Caches pages, including those with dynamic content, for all users.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/editor/editor.info.yml b/core/modules/editor/editor.info.yml
index 745ab2f0a8..daf7c147fc 100644
--- a/core/modules/editor/editor.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/editor/editor.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Text Editor'
 type: module
-description: 'Provides a means to associate text formats with text editor libraries such as WYSIWYGs or toolbars.'
+description: 'Provides a framework to associate text editors (like WYSIWYGs) and toolbars with text formats.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/field/field.info.yml b/core/modules/field/field.info.yml
index 13b5da0054..9f4e827b09 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/field.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/field/field.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Field
 type: module
-description: 'Field API to add fields to entities like nodes and users.'
+description: 'Provides the capabilities to add fields to entities.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/field_ui/field_ui.info.yml b/core/modules/field_ui/field_ui.info.yml
index 3d8126b4e4..c89356e694 100644
--- a/core/modules/field_ui/field_ui.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/field_ui/field_ui.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Field UI'
 type: module
-description: 'User interface for the Field API.'
+description: 'Provides a user interface for the Field module.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/file/file.info.yml b/core/modules/file/file.info.yml
index f9f78a703d..1ee6d85120 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/file.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/file/file.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: File
 type: module
-description: 'Defines a file field type.'
+description: 'Defines a field type for files.'
 package: Field types
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/filter/filter.info.yml b/core/modules/filter/filter.info.yml
index 0f3c94ce66..07958509b2 100644
--- a/core/modules/filter/filter.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/filter/filter.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Filter
 type: module
-description: 'Filters content in preparation for display.'
+description: 'Allows users to configure text formats that prepare content for display.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/forum/forum.info.yml b/core/modules/forum/forum.info.yml
index d275dfccb1..68f0024361 100644
--- a/core/modules/forum/forum.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/forum/forum.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Forum
 type: module
-description: 'Provides discussion forums.'
+description: 'Allows users to create threaded discussion forums.'
 dependencies:
   - drupal:node
   - drupal:history
diff --git a/core/modules/hal/hal.info.yml b/core/modules/hal/hal.info.yml
index 2839943250..a9efefd1d2 100644
--- a/core/modules/hal/hal.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/hal/hal.info.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: 'HAL'
+name: HAL
 type: module
 description: 'Serializes entities using Hypertext Application Language.'
 package: Web services
diff --git a/core/modules/help/help.info.yml b/core/modules/help/help.info.yml
index ee4c6433e9..125e3c809f 100644
--- a/core/modules/help/help.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/help/help.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Help
 type: module
-description: 'Manages the display of online help.'
+description: 'Generates help pages and provides a Help block with page-level help.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/history/history.info.yml b/core/modules/history/history.info.yml
index 006da6297d..c105b46e75 100644
--- a/core/modules/history/history.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/history/history.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: History
 type: module
-description: 'Records which user has read which content.'
+description: 'Records which content users have viewed and marks it as new or updated.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/image/image.info.yml b/core/modules/image/image.info.yml
index c17c7e09a1..3fc26d2110 100644
--- a/core/modules/image/image.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/image/image.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Image
 type: module
-description: 'Defines an image field type and provides image manipulation tools.'
+description: 'Defines a field type for image files and provides tools to configure their display.'
 package: Field types
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/language/language.info.yml b/core/modules/language/language.info.yml
index 30770401ad..aaf68c41b8 100644
--- a/core/modules/language/language.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/language/language.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Language
 type: module
-description: 'Allows users to configure languages and apply them to content.'
+description: 'Allows users to configure available languages.'
 package: Multilingual
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/link/link.info.yml b/core/modules/link/link.info.yml
index c3f8f9c94a..f9cbce1c52 100644
--- a/core/modules/link/link.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/link/link.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Link
 type: module
-description: 'Provides a simple link field type.'
+description: 'Defines a field type for internal and external URLs.'
 core: 8.x
 package: Field types
 version: VERSION
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.info.yml b/core/modules/locale/locale.info.yml
index 1db8704e71..4a4cdacd0f 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Interface Translation'
 type: module
-description: 'Translates the built-in user interface.'
+description: 'Allows users to translate interface text and to switch between interface languages.'
 configure: locale.translate_page
 package: Multilingual
 version: VERSION
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.info.yml b/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.info.yml
index c001f5eb53..246f9f8277 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Custom Menu Links'
 type: module
-description: 'Allows administrators to create custom menu links.'
+description: 'Allows users to create menu links.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.info.yml b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.info.yml
index 0623320585..5c151aec49 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-name: Menu UI
+name: 'Menu UI'
 type: module
-description: 'Allows administrators to customize the site navigation menu.'
+description: 'Provides a user interface for managing menus.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/migrate_drupal.info.yml b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/migrate_drupal.info.yml
index 638bc382fd..2af09a0179 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/migrate_drupal.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/migrate_drupal.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Migrate Drupal
 type: module
-description: 'Contains migrations from older Drupal versions.'
+description: 'Provides a framework to migrating data from previous versions of Drupal into the site.'
 package: Migration
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.info.yml b/core/modules/node/node.info.yml
index 88cba8572b..2a3e868142 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Node
 type: module
-description: 'Allows content to be submitted to the site and displayed on pages.'
+description: 'Manages the creation, configuration, and display of the main site content.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/options/options.info.yml b/core/modules/options/options.info.yml
index 41c5374a40..67dd9dd169 100644
--- a/core/modules/options/options.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/options/options.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Options
 type: module
-description: 'Defines selection, check box and radio button widgets for text and numeric fields.'
+description: 'Defines field types with select lists, checkboxes, and radio buttons to select values from fixed lists of options.'
 package: Field types
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/page_cache/page_cache.info.yml b/core/modules/page_cache/page_cache.info.yml
index ba18ed638c..3d168cdcbb 100644
--- a/core/modules/page_cache/page_cache.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/page_cache/page_cache.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-name: Internal Page Cache
+name: 'Internal Page Cache'
 type: module
-description: 'Caches pages for anonymous users. Use when an external page cache is not available.'
+description: 'Caches pages for anonymous users and can be used when external page cache is not available.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/path/path.info.yml b/core/modules/path/path.info.yml
index ba2c759c99..ccef464724 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/path.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/path/path.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Path
 type: module
-description: 'Allows users to rename URLs.'
+description: 'Allows users to create custom URLs for existing paths on the site.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/quickedit/quickedit.info.yml b/core/modules/quickedit/quickedit.info.yml
index b9fc765d21..8ab51016e0 100644
--- a/core/modules/quickedit/quickedit.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/quickedit/quickedit.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-name: Quick Edit
+name: 'Quick Edit'
 type: module
-description: 'In-place content editing.'
+description: 'Allows users to edit field content directly instead of on an administration page.'
 package: Core
 core: 8.x
 version: VERSION
diff --git a/core/modules/rdf/rdf.info.yml b/core/modules/rdf/rdf.info.yml
index ec1b50905b..99e4a432e8 100644
--- a/core/modules/rdf/rdf.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/rdf/rdf.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: RDF
 type: module
-description: 'Enriches your content with metadata to let other applications (e.g. search engines, aggregators) better understand its relationships and attributes.'
+description: 'Enriches content with metadata that external applications (such as search engines or aggregators) can use.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.info.yml b/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.info.yml
index 8ddf2c72e5..e43b22604d 100644
--- a/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-name: Responsive Image
+name: 'Responsive Image'
 type: module
-description: 'Provides an image formatter and breakpoint mappings to output responsive images using the HTML5 picture tag.'
+description: 'Provides functionality to output responsive images using the HTML5 picture tag.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/rest.info.yml b/core/modules/rest/rest.info.yml
index 8a4572ab36..c9a6ba4153 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/rest.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/rest/rest.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'RESTful Web Services'
 type: module
-description: 'Exposes entities and other resources as RESTful web API'
+description: 'Provides a framework for exposing REST resources.'
 package: Web services
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/search/search.info.yml b/core/modules/search/search.info.yml
index 97b7d3fe77..7125871850 100644
--- a/core/modules/search/search.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/search/search.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Search
 type: module
-description: 'Enables site-wide keyword searching.'
+description: 'Allows users to create search pages based on plugins provided by other modules.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/serialization/serialization.info.yml b/core/modules/serialization/serialization.info.yml
index 7c4eb52313..135edd2085 100644
--- a/core/modules/serialization/serialization.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/serialization/serialization.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Serialization
 type: module
-description: Provides a service for (de)serializing data to/from formats such as JSON and XML
+description: 'Provides a service for converting data to and from formats such as JSON and XML.'
 package: Web services
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.info.yml b/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.info.yml
index 8546317e10..dfa98d792b 100644
--- a/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Shortcut
 type: module
-description: 'Allows users to manage customizable lists of shortcut links.'
+description: 'Allows users to create sets of shortcuts within the site.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.info.yml b/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.info.yml
index 232680e7cf..eef9f2205b 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Testing
 type: module
-description: 'Provides a framework for unit and functional testing.'
+description: 'Provides an interface for running automated tests.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.info.yml b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.info.yml
index 84a50bec9a..c803fc5df3 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Statistics
 type: module
-description: 'Logs content statistics for your site.'
+description: 'Logs how many times content is viewed.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/syslog/syslog.info.yml b/core/modules/syslog/syslog.info.yml
index 1d8dc8f1b6..44b87138ed 100644
--- a/core/modules/syslog/syslog.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/syslog/syslog.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Syslog
 type: module
-description: 'Logs and records system events to syslog.'
+description: "Logs events to the web server's system log."
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.info.yml b/core/modules/system/system.info.yml
index 1f2a064484..2f2ce796ef 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: System
 type: module
-description: 'Handles general site configuration for administrators.'
+description: 'Provides user interfaces for core systems.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Module/PrepareUninstallTest.php b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Module/PrepareUninstallTest.php
index 5edaf42afe..c7ded1e283 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Module/PrepareUninstallTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Module/PrepareUninstallTest.php
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@ public function testUninstall() {
 
     // Check there is no more data to be deleted, Node is ready to be
     // uninstalled.
-    $this->assertText('Allows content to be submitted to the site and displayed on pages.');
+    $this->assertText('Manages the creation, configuration, and display of the main site content.');
     $this->assertNoLinkByHref('admin/modules/uninstall/entity/node');
 
     // Uninstall Node module.
     $this->drupalPostForm('admin/modules/uninstall', ['uninstall[node]' => TRUE], t('Uninstall'));
     $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, [], t('Uninstall'));
     $this->assertText('The selected modules have been uninstalled.');
-    $this->assertNoText('Allows content to be submitted to the site and displayed on pages.');
+    $this->assertNoText('Manages the creation, configuration, and display of the main site content.');
 
     // Ensure the proper response when accessing a non-existent entity type.
     $this->drupalGet('admin/modules/uninstall/entity/node');
diff --git a/core/modules/text/text.info.yml b/core/modules/text/text.info.yml
index 5f09ace218..0956719a55 100644
--- a/core/modules/text/text.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/text/text.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Text
 type: module
-description: 'Defines simple text field types.'
+description: 'Defines field types for short and long text with optional summaries.'
 package: Field types
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.info.yml b/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.info.yml
index d0114930b8..3c870d1dd8 100644
--- a/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Toolbar
 type: module
-description: 'Provides a toolbar that shows the top-level administration menu items and links from other modules.'
+description: 'Provides an administration toolbar to display links provided by modules.'
 core: 8.x
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
diff --git a/core/modules/tour/tour.info.yml b/core/modules/tour/tour.info.yml
index b9131629fb..df296f1670 100644
--- a/core/modules/tour/tour.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/tour/tour.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Tour
 type: module
-description: Provides guided tours.
+description: 'Displays guided tours of the site interface.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/tracker/tracker.info.yml b/core/modules/tracker/tracker.info.yml
index d855210676..6f7b203687 100644
--- a/core/modules/tracker/tracker.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/tracker/tracker.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Activity Tracker
 type: module
-description: 'Enables tracking of recent content for users.'
+description: 'Displays recently added and updated content.'
 dependencies:
   - drupal:node
   - drupal:comment
diff --git a/core/modules/update/update.info.yml b/core/modules/update/update.info.yml
index b4536011d2..01dd25e8b2 100644
--- a/core/modules/update/update.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/update/update.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Update Manager'
 type: module
-description: 'Checks for available updates, and can securely install or update modules and themes via a web interface.'
+description: 'Checks for updates and allows users to manage them through a user interface.'
 version: VERSION
 package: Core
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.info.yml b/core/modules/user/user.info.yml
index 86faf68a68..6ed0eaadba 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: User
 type: module
-description: 'Manages the user registration and login system.'
+description: 'Allows users to register and log in, and manages user roles and permissions.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.info.yml b/core/modules/views/views.info.yml
index e0a2154f57..15d6de63e2 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Views
 type: module
-description: 'Create customized lists and queries from your database.'
+description: 'Provides a framework to fetch information from the database and to display it in different formats.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/views_ui/views_ui.info.yml b/core/modules/views_ui/views_ui.info.yml
index b79eec4a18..e57b9b0527 100644
--- a/core/modules/views_ui/views_ui.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/views_ui/views_ui.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Views UI'
 type: module
-description: 'Administrative interface for Views.'
+description: 'Provides a user interface for creating and managing views.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
