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 ### Boa
 
-This is an experimental Javascript lexer, parser and Just-in-Time compiler written in Rust. Currently, it has support for some of the language.  
+This is an experimental Javascript lexer, parser and compiler written in Rust. Currently, it has support for some of the language.  
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/jasonwilliams/boa.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/jasonwilliams/boa)
 [![](http://meritbadge.herokuapp.com/boa)](https://crates.io/crates/boa)
 [![](https://docs.rs/Boa/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/Boa/)