Description about build helpers and generators (#958)

* Description about build helpers and generators * typo Co-Authored-By: danimtb <danimanzaneque@gmail.com>
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 Build helpers
 =============
 
-There are several helpers that can assist to automate the build() method for popular build systems
+Build helpers are Python wrappers of a build tool that help with the conversion of the Conan settings to the build system's ones. They
+assist users with the compilation of libraries and applications in the ``build()`` method of a recipe.
 
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 Generators
 ==========
 
+Generators are specific components that provide the information of dependencies calculated by Conan in a suitable format for a build system.
+They normally provide Conan users with a *conanbuildinfo.XXX* file that can be included or injected to the specific build system. The file
+generated contains information of dependencies in form of different variables and sometimes function helpers too.
+
 You can specify a generator in:
 
-- The **[generators]** section from :ref:`conanfile.txt<conanfile_txt_reference>`
-- The **generators** attribute in :ref:`conanfile.py<conanfile_reference>`
+- The ``[generators]`` section from :ref:`conanfile.txt<conanfile_txt_reference>`
+- The ``generators`` attribute in :ref:`conanfile.py<conanfile_reference>`
 
 Available generators: