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-`WarcDB` is a an `SQLite`-based file format that makes web crawl data easier to share and query.
+`WarcDB` is an `SQLite`-based file format that makes web crawl data easier to share and query.
 
 It is based on the standardized [Web ARChive format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_ARChive),
 used by web archives, and defined in [ISO 28500:2017](https://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/).