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@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ###################
-What is CodeIgniter
+What is CodeIgniter ?
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-CodeIgniter is an Application Development Framework - a toolkit - for people
-who build web sites using PHP. Its goal is to enable you to develop projects
+CodeIgniter is a powerful and lightweight PHP application development framework designed for developers building dynamic websites.
+Its goal is to enable you to develop projects
 much faster than you could if you were writing code from scratch, by providing
 a rich set of libraries for commonly needed tasks, as well as a simple
 interface and logical structure to access these libraries. CodeIgniter lets
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ or via our `page on HackerOne <https://hackerone.com/codeigniter>`_, thank you.
 Acknowledgement
 ***************
 
-The CodeIgniter team would like to thank EllisLab, all the
-contributors to the CodeIgniter project and you, the CodeIgniter user.
+The CodeIgniter team would like to thank EllisLab, all contributors to the CodeIgniter project, and you — the CodeIgniter user.
+