## Description
Closes: #9404
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## Description
now that Vega upgrade has passed and IBC is a standalone module, a clear definition of the IBC project is needed more than ever. This helpful plain language description helps visitors understand IBC.
It's funny that I haven't submitted this fix before since I get frustrated every time I visit the [IBC Overview](https://docs.cosmos.network/master/ibc/overview.html) doc and don't find the answer to the heading question `What is the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC)?`
Let's add a description of IBC following that question
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* went to fix a broken link and then got caught up in an editorial quick sweep to address style, typos, and clarity issues
* typo
* removed the commented out link to use cases, can replace with link to website when the site has the use cases.
* get corrected links from #9005
* Update docs/ibc/overview.md
Co-authored-by: colin axnér <25233464+colin-axner@users.noreply.github.com>
* Apply Colin's suggestions from code review
thank you for your careful review, I appreciate you
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* resolve merge conflict with link fixes, I hope these are correct
* is like (was analogous)
Co-authored-by: colin axnér <25233464+colin-axner@users.noreply.github.com>
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