diff --git a/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.info.yml b/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.info.yml
index af55280..371207e 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 ba6300d..62973a8 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 1cf687b..037b23b 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/breakpoint/breakpoint.info.yml b/core/modules/breakpoint/breakpoint.info.yml
index 256740c..07065f7 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/comment/comment.info.yml b/core/modules/comment/comment.info.yml
index ea529a4..9da6a0f 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 88821ce..0544746 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 administrators 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 44a6829..436fbf9 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 2507fbd..150e1db 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 ff744ad..749cb45 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:
   - language
 package: Multilingual
diff --git a/core/modules/contextual/contextual.info.yml b/core/modules/contextual/contextual.info.yml
index 4e11bb9..688fb4d 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 ee170e9..34612be 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 that store dates and times.'
 package: Field types
 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 00db97d..304177b 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/field/field.info.yml b/core/modules/field/field.info.yml
index 13b5da0..30f831d 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 Field API 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 b4f4260..907b9c8 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 managing fields.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/file/file.info.yml b/core/modules/file/file.info.yml
index d219c76..a7d2bf8 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 that contains 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 bfc4954..dd633ca 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 43e660f..c56dd29 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:
   - node
   - history
diff --git a/core/modules/hal/hal.info.yml b/core/modules/hal/hal.info.yml
index 4cf0c7e..423bbc1 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 ee4c643..125e3c8 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 aeb678c..20cdaf1 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 6ce28ec..c0dd3ca 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 that contains 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 3077040..aaf68c4 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/locale/locale.info.yml b/core/modules/locale/locale.info.yml
index e260822..22d42be 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 e418f54..a2dff99 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 5ac594e..3b07cbf 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/migrate.info.yml b/core/modules/migrate/migrate.info.yml
index 51bd5b0..915f9a4 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/migrate.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/migrate.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Migrate
 type: module
-description: 'Handles migrations'
+description: 'Provides a framework to migrate data into the site.'
 package: Core (Experimental)
 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 f2e7272..d04d18b 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
+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: Core (Experimental)
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.info.yml b/core/modules/node/node.info.yml
index 9b53d58..7c09ddf 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 60e6043..fa4e8b4 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 ba18ed6..bddc262 100644
--- a/core/modules/page_cache/page_cache.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/page_cache/page_cache.info.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-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.'
 package: Core
diff --git a/core/modules/path/path.info.yml b/core/modules/path/path.info.yml
index ba2c759..ccef464 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 cf7d0fd..1d294e8 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 ec1b509..99e4a43 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 00304ef..0edf7ac 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 0de9527..13ca9d1 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 97b7d3f..7125871 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 7c4eb52..135edd2 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 c12bc48..45d1105 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 232680e..5db70f5 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 a framework 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 e758f5c..3faaa43 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/system/src/Tests/Module/PrepareUninstallTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Module/PrepareUninstallTest.php
index dd89e31..1103983 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Module/PrepareUninstallTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Module/PrepareUninstallTest.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ 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.
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.info.yml b/core/modules/system/system.info.yml
index 1f2a064..2f2ce79 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/text/text.info.yml b/core/modules/text/text.info.yml
index 71f45bd..396b096 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 6967bf6..081515f 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 b913162..df296f1 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 79d179d..acf8314 100644
--- a/core/modules/tracker/tracker.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/tracker/tracker.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-name: Activity Tracker
+name: 'Activity Tracker'
 type: module
-description: 'Enables tracking of recent content for users.'
+description: 'Displays recently added and updated content.'
 dependencies:
   - node
   - comment
diff --git a/core/modules/update/update.info.yml b/core/modules/update/update.info.yml
index ae94a4c..195219d 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 administrators 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 8aec70e..65aa37f 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
