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 # <sub>![logo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/src/img/browsericons/icon38.png)</sub> µBlock
+<sub>pronounce _you-block_ as in "you decide what enter your browser" / see the "µ" as a stylish "u", to emphasize small resource footprint<br></sub><sup>sorry for the dubious name, we are coders, not marketers</sup>
 
 **An efficient blocker add-on for various browsers. Fast, potent, and lean.**