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 # Documentation for scikit-learn
 
-This directory contains the full manual and web site as displayed at
+This directory contains the full manual and website as displayed at
 http://scikit-learn.org. See
 http://scikit-learn.org/dev/developers/contributing.html#documentation for
 detailed information about the documentation.