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 ## Basics
 
-Mixins are a flexible way to distribute reusable functionalities for Vue components. A mixin object can contain any component options. When a component uses a mixin, all options in the mixin will be "mixed" into the component's own options.
+Mixins distribute reusable functionalities for Vue components. A mixin object can contain any component options. When a component uses a mixin, all options in the mixin will be "mixed" into the component's own options.
 
 Example:
 
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 })
 ```
 
+## Precautions
+
 In Vue 2, mixins were the primary tool to abstract parts of component logic into reusable chunks. However, they have a few issues:
 
 - Mixins are conflict-prone: Since properties from each feature are merged into the same component, you still have to know about every other feature to avoid property name conflicts and for debugging.