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Expand Up @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Rust is a systems programming language that is fast, memory safe and
multithreaded, but does not employ a garbage collector or otherwise
impose significant runtime overhead.

This repo contains the code for `rustc`, the Rust compiler, as well
This repo contains the code for the compiler (`rustc`), as well
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What if we just remove the comma separation, and write it like this? This repo contains the code for the Rust compiler rustc, as well as standard libraries, tools and documentation for Rust.

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I think the English with your suggestion is not valid, given the meaning intended.

as standard libraries, tools and documentation for Rust.

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