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-# splink: Probabalistic record linkage at scale
+# splink: Probabilistic record linkage and deduplication at scale
 
 WARNING:  Splink is is currently in beta testing.  Please feel free to try it, but note this software is not fully tested, and the interface is likely to continue to change.