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 http://www.libsdl.org/
 
-This is the Simple DirectMedia Layer, a generic API that provides low
+This is the Simple DirectMedia Layer, a general API that provides low
 level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, 3D hardware via OpenGL,
 and 2D framebuffer across multiple platforms.