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 ![ZIG](https://ziglang.org/zig-logo.svg)
 
-A general-purpose programming language for maintaining **robust**, **optimal**,
-and **reusable** code.
+A general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining
+**robust**, **optimal**, and **reusable** software.
 
 ## Resources
 
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       <div id="contents-wrapper"><div id="contents">
       {#header_open|Introduction#}
       <p>
-      Zig is a general-purpose programming language for maintaining <strong>robust</strong>,
-      <strong>optimal</strong>, and <strong>reusable</strong> code.
+      Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining
+      <strong>robust</strong>, <strong>optimal</strong>, and <strong>reusable</strong> software.
       </p>
       <ul>
         <li><strong>Robust</strong> - behavior is correct even for edge cases such as out of memory.</li>