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| title: 'rule' | |
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| A callable value representing the type of a native or Starlark rule (created by | |
| [`rule()`](/versions/8.4.2/rules/lib/globals/bzl#rule)). Calling the value during | |
| evaluation of a package's BUILD file creates an instance of the rule and adds it to the | |
| package's target set. For more information, visit this page about | |
| [Rules](https://bazel.build/versions/8.4.2/extending/rules). |