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 ASP.NET Routing
 ===
 
-ASP.NET Routing contains the common routing code used by ASP.NET vNext
+Contains routing middleware for routing requests to application logic.
 
 This project is part of ASP.NET vNext. You can find samples, documentation and getting started instructions for ASP.NET vNext at the [Home](https://github.com/aspnet/home) repo.