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-Data-parallel Extension for Numba* (numba-dpex) is an open-source standalone
+Data Parallel Extension for Numba* (numba-dpex) is an open-source standalone
 extension for the [Numba](http://numba.pydata.org) Python JIT compiler.
 Numba-dpex provides a [SYCL*](https://sycl.tech/)-like API for kernel
 programming Python. SYCL* is an open standard developed by the [Unified